random beliefs

For a while I thought Anon was a name of an ancient philosopher. Probably Greek.

zeforeigner (from language : foreign languages)

I believed Tea is for men and coffee for women. (Because our mother drinks only coffee and our father only tea, my sister and I thought it was an universal rule...)

Yael (from food : drinks)

I used to believe that when family and friends cry at a wedding it was because they hated either the groom or the bride and did't wan't the to get married.

christina (from grown-ups : marriage)

I used to wonder what kind of insect "uncles" were named after.
I had "Ants" figured out.

Kimberly in AZ (from grown-ups : family)

When I was little, I used to believe that the tops of trees touched the sky.

Anon (from nature : landscape)

I used to believe that trains ran along the roofs of houses. I had yet to discover the concept of perspective.

Mildred (from transport : trains)

When I was little, I used to believe that instead of the car moving, the road would move. The car was stationary in one place while the road beneath it moved at the posted speed limit.

..If only!

Stephanie (from transport : cars)

I used to believe, after many discussions with my older brother, that prawns came from the planet Mars... and that is how the planet got its colour.

Bungle (from nature : outer space)

Eating cookies when they're still warm from the oven will make you violently ill. That's why you have to ask Mommy before you take one.

MaryK (from food : dangerous food)

After people got married, I believed they went to the moon for their holiday. I was quite putout (at the age of 10) that my family laughed - why else would it be called a honeymoon?

Anon (from grown-ups : marriage)