I used to believe Joseph Stalin was "Joseph Stalling" because he stalled a lot and that's why he killed a lot of people because they got mad at him because he was stalling.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I used to think Joseph of Joseph and his amazing techni-coloured dreamcoat was Jesus' dad. Anon
- I used to believe that Joseph of the OT and of the NT were the SAME dude.
Man, talk about being OLD!
— Kitty Lover - I believed that Jesus Christ was the son of the Christ family, i.e., Mary and Joseph Christ.— David Araújo
- I thought that the star that Mary and Joseph followed was called Yonder, as in 'following Yonder star."— Kairow
- I thought "Virgin Mary" was actually "Verge 'n Mary" and that Verge was a nickname for Joseph. — Rachel
- when i was little i thought a serial killer was someone who killed people for their cereal— emily