random beliefs

I used to belive kissing boys made your teeth fall out.

Anon (from body functions : general)

My brother told me that if you ate a slug you'd be able to fly. Naturally curiosity overcame me, and I only discovered he was lying after trying to eat one.

monkeypoo (from body functions : special powers)

When I was little I use to think we had tiny jelly bean men in our bodies that controlled our movements and lives.

Anon (from body functions : general)

My friend Becca believed that if you held your breath for long enough, the pores on your forehead opened up to allow you to breathe - she nearly passed out!

Mat (from body parts : general)

not only did i think a hypotenuse was an animal, but i also thought that a hyperbole (pronounced "hyper-bowl") was a cousin of a hypotenuse or something. they were all in the hippopotamus family.

molly pelavin (from animals : general)

One day at school when I around 5 we learned about "strangers." When I came home I told my mom that I wanted to be a stranger when I grew up so that I could give candy to children.

Jenna (from grown-ups : work)

When I'd see the ads for Greyhound on TV that said "Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us." I thought that meant that on other busses the passengers had to take turns driving.

Anon (from transport : buses)

I used to think that Cirque Du Soleil was spanish because when I was younger, I heard it as "Circtus. Olay!"

me (from language : speaking)

When my mom would say that my eyes were bigger than my stomach I thought she meant it literally.

Amanda (from body parts : eyes)

When I was 7 had my 5 year old brother convinced that my mom's perfume and makeup would keep the bugs away. I put it on him before we went outside for about a week before someone told my mom.

Kalena (from neighbourhood : excursions)