When I was little I used to believe seagulls were called 'seagirls' and no matter how hard my mum tried to get me to say seagulls, I always replied 'Yes, SEAGIRLS! That's what I said!'.
It was only until years later when i saw it written down that I realised! D'oh!
A childhood belief about birds
others believed things like this
- I used to think seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.
Anon - When I was little I thought seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.Anon
- When I was little I thought seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.Anon
- I used to think that 7-Up was called "Zup" until I realised the "Z" was actually a Seven!— Vic
- I used to believe that the Bible was written by Moses, with God whispering everything in his ear, in English. — Jj
- I used to think my priest was a bit foolish for never having noticed that Dog is God written backwards— anticap