My dad often says, "Is it _____ or what?" When I was little I thought I had to say "what" if it wasn't the "blank". For example if he said "Is it funny or what?" I thought I had to say "what" if I didn't think it was funny. I took things very literally back then. I think I actually did have to answer with "what" once!
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- Looking back at it, the belief that dogs eat cats is a pretty funny idea. I used to believe it myself.Anon
- As a kid I thought dogs stupid but funny and that cats were evil demons. — Gemini
- I thought the expression "so funny I forgot to laugh" was literal instead of sarcastic— Not so funny after all
- I used to confuse tentacles and testicles when I was younger. It was funny— Chelsea
- i used to believe the news readers on TV could see us and i'd make funny faces to try to "distract" themAnon
- If you pull a funny face, the wind will blow and it will get stuck.Anon