I used to think that you could show something to the person on the other end o the phone line by holding the receiver up to the object. I still remember trying to show my grandmother a present I got for Christmas. I held the receiver to the present and said "See, Gramma?"
A childhood belief about telephones

others believed things like this
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- i used to think my grandmother's actual name was Gramma!— el kristadore!
- I used to think that 'black comedy' was show like Family Matters and The Cosby Show.— Katie
- I used to think that every time a show came on tv, that the actors were inside my tv acting out the show.Anon
- Until I was about 15, I beleived my Father was the person who sang the "Cheers" TV Show Theme Song.— Dustin
- I used to believe the show Law and Order was a gardening show called Lawn and Order.— Adriana