When I was very small I asked my mother why cars had hood ornaments (back in the 50's). She said "to cover two holes". For years I believed cars were manufactured with two holes in the hood and the hood ornament was there to hide them.
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- I used to think "Robin Hood and his merry men" was "Robin Hood and his *married* men."Anon
- I thought small cars grew up to become big cars— carhugger
- I used to believe, the little round bandaids, were to cover bullett holes.Anon
- I thought the no overtaking sign meant that red cars cannot drive by black cars.— Helen
- I used to believe that God was the one playing "cars" with our cars. Sounds weird hey?— Roe
- when i was little i believed that leprecauns put the holes in crumpets.Anon