I used to think that if you walked on a sewer manhole cover and jumped on it, the lid would fall and you would fall in the dirty sewer. I was always afraid to walk on manhole covers because of this.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- my sister used to tell me that manhole covers were direct portals to hell.— autumn
- I used to believe that some puddles had bottoms and if you jumped in others you'd fall forever and ever.— abi
- When I was small my Grandfather told me that the reason I had freckles was from throwing pebbles in the sewer!— All Grown Up Now!
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby
- My mom used to tell us kids that if you put your arm out of the car window,that it would fall off.— Kathy G.
- i used to believe that when you did the splits your legs would fall off.Anon