I used to believe that if a wild bird got into the house it meant that a relative or a close friend had died and that a telegram would soon arrive telling of the death.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you were scared "half to death" that you only had one scare left before you died.— Bush Hiddenofsky
- "dildo is an extinct bird"
my 18 year old friend fell for that.— pebblezzz - My friend's mom told my friend's little sister thatI when a dog died, it went to a retirement home.— ellen
- I used to believe jaywalking meant walking around naked in public (from naked as a JAY bird...)— Izzi
- I used to think that tornadoes were giant tomatoes that would sit on top of your house until everyone died.— Maggie
- I used to believe that everytime a balloon was released , it meant that a child had recently died.— Samantha