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I used to believe…

My sister informed me that Eastenders was filmed in the West end and that it was just called "Eastenders" I argued the point but lost, so I spent a number of years under this apprehension, before ridiculing myself in front of some friends by trying to justify my knowledge.....sister eh!

I used to believe that when my parents told me there was nothing on tv, there was 'nothing' on tv. If i did turn it on, it would just show a blank screen, not even a test card or white noise... just nothing.

I used to believe…

when i was young I used to think that all the pop stars used to row out to the ship where Radio Caroline was being broadcast sing there song and then row back and that the reason the sound used to come and go was because the waves were really choppy and that the boat was going up and down.

I always wanted a pony when I was little and used to believe that the horses which were killed in cowboy films where really killed !!! I used to think - "I only want ONE, you think they could spare me a pony instead of shooting so many in one go!"

I used to believe…

When i was little I used to think that the people came out of the T.V. I never ever wanted to watch it. What a waste.

I used to think that laugh tracks on sitcoms were the laughter of all the people watching the show, so i used walk up to the speakers on the tv and say stupid things to see what would happen. :)

I used to believe…

that people who were on the TV where actually inside of the television! and that if i smashed the screen i would end up where they were as there was no way i could end up anywhere else

I used to believe…

When I was about eight, my parents were coming to bed at night and found me sitting by the front door, fully dressed. They asked me why I was there and not in bed, I said I was waiting for Superted and Spotty to come and get me because they needed my help with a mission. I honestly believed that!

I used to believe that cartoons were made by putting all the drawings in a row, and then moving an ordinary video camera along the row very, very quickly. It was the only way I could see it working.

I used to believe…

My mother told me that when you turned the TV off the people inside it could then have a turn at watching you. When I was alone I would cover up the TV with a blanket so they couldn't see me. I think my mother might really have believed this.

I beleived that television shows would pause when I stopped watching and resume at the same point when I came back to watch the tube. Because of short attention spans, I didn't realize the truth. One day I was very irritated to discover that a different show was on after a trip to town, and none of my friends at school saw the end of the episode that I had missed!

I used to believe…

when i used to watch Lambchop i used to think it was a real sheep well one day my mom brought home the puppets of the Lambchop show and that's when i realised it was only a puppet, i cried so hard that my mother started to make me watch Barney, instead i was afraid of Barney didn't like the sound of when the toy turned into a REAL GIANT BARNE. i screamed so much that my mom had to entertain me constantly with pop up books.

I used to think the kid who played Mikey on the "Life" commercials (Hey Mikey, he Likes it)actually died from eating Pop Rocks and drinking Coke at the same time.

Come to think of it, did he??

I used to believe…

When I was about 4 or 5, I used to think that black and white movies were black and white because the people wore black and white clothes! I was actually caught on a home movie saying that!!

I used to believe…

When I was little me and mum spent ages trying to find the meaning of the word 'judicious' so we could understand what the advertising jingle "and hands that judicious are as soft as can be with mild Green Fairy Liquid." really meant!!!

I used to believe that computer games had "good" and "bad" moods. On Good days they were easier to play and you got more bonuses. On bad days you died alot and did not get free lives etc.