I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.
A childhood belief about websites

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when I closed my eyes, nobody could see me. — Jens
- I used to think if i closed my eyes noone could see meAnon
- My sister used to think that nobody could see her if she closed her eyes.— Dave
- I used to believe that when you closed you eyes you were invisible and no-one could see you!— Andrew
- I used to think that if I closed my eyes I would be invisible— invisible
- i used to think that if you were blind you had to have your eyes closed. Anon