Polish war memorial ,I thought it was an instruction.as in to polish
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- As a youngster, my older brother told me that polish sausage was really the bull's genitals. — Ross
- I used to believe that people from Holland were called "Hollish", like people from Poland are called "Polish"— Sally
- We had an antique lamp that I thought was hideous and for years I thought "Art Deco" was a synonym for ugly.Anon
- When I was younger I thought MTV was an x-rated station because I thought M stood for Mature.— Aeris
- I thought it was illegal to own a minivan if you lived in Arizona. I have no idea how I thought that.— Julia
- When I was 5, I thought you could walk on cloud. And I thought they are coton candy.— Pauline