excursions

i usedto beleive that if u went down one of those tubular slides at McDonalds you would keep on going and the slide would never end. I beleived that at the ages 6-8. I still don't go on those slides.

poison78

When I was a young child I thought that the huge statues in the museum came to life at night when the museum closed and they wanted to trap me in the museum with them. I had such a strong belief in that notion that I dreamed about it for many years. The last time I had that dream was when I was in my late teens. I am 51 yrs old now and I can still remember that dream. Silly I know but than again, childhood ain't easy.

Anon

I lived in a seaside town and ofen walked with my grandparents along the cliff top and looked down at the beach and the road next to it.
My grandfather told me that the tiny cars I could see were models that were wound up at each end of the road and sent back again. I beleived this until I was about 9 or 10. I'm stupid

Jeklar

Once when i went to a pub called the Forge Inn, I saw a trainee run down the corridor screaming because he'd cut his finger off (not the highlight of my night either), and i thought that they were trying to cook little kids in the kitchen and that one had fought back by biting off his finger and ever since i was affraid of going there... still get the jibblies when i go there now!


And i'm 12!

stir fried kid

Whenever we'd eat out when I was a child, and I'd hear of waiters or waitresses "waiting tables", I thought it was "weighting tables" instead. I couldnt figure out any connection between "waiting" tables and "waiting" as in patiently waiting for something, so I thought waiting tables must be "weighting" instead. I could figure out a connection there, since after all, putting food on tables DOES add weight to the tables.

Heidi

at the St. Louis Zoo there are these big brown rocks that are shaped like huge potatoes stacked on top of each other that are around the Zebra and Camel areas. My brother told me that they were grown by the Jolly Green Giant to keep the animals in.

rita

As I child I was confused by two things in particular. Where was the right luggage office. Confusingly the left one sometimes was on the right. Also some safety messages mentioned keeping away from nake flames. If I kept my clothes on, would I be safe?

Steve

when i was 5 my mom my dad my sister and me went to disney world. They had theese invisable dogs. And my dad conviced me there were real dog s in there they just needed to be petted by a girl to be seen. So i went up to a little boy and asked him if i could pet his dog so he siad ya (but looked at me like i was stupid) and after i pet the dog he did not appear. And i started to cry.

MOLLYBABE700

when i was a kid i used to belive that a 5 star hotel was one which has five floors.. and a 3 star the one which has 3

Pamela

When I was little and went to the Barber Shop, I thought the metal column the barber chair sat on that went 'up' and 'down' was a single solid steel shaft that extended way down into the Barber Shop basement. I had no concept of a 'hydraulic' lift that could raise the chair way up from floor level using 'telescoping' segments.

Frank Hopkins

A friend of mine, Ola, used to think that if you leave your home (to go shopping or to school ext.) you won't be able to come back, because you won't knowe with one is yours.

Maja ^_^

when i was about 4 or 5, i went with my mom to the doctors so that she could get a shot. she let me come into the room with her and i watched as the nurse began to give her the shot. i was horrified to see the needle go into her, so got on all fours and began barking and growling, thinking that i looked like a dog and that i would scare the nurse away. she just looked at me strangly

Siobhan

I used to believe that the people in ferris wheels went upside down at the top. I was too scared to go on one for that reason

Anon

When our family would go on trips to see Grandma, my sister looked out at the other cars on the freeway and said ,"Mommy, look, everyone is going to see Grandma, too!" It was so cute!

Amber

To stop me from bringing stones home from the beach, my dad told me the man that counts the stones at the end of the day would be sacked if i kept bringing the stones home. I was happy enough with that explaination untill I was about 12. Then I asked him, how does he count the stones at the very bottom. He still reminds me of this whenever we're at the beach!

Sinead

As a child, I thought Belle and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast used to live at the Lawrence University Memorial Chapel. Everytime I pass it, I still joke about Belle living there.

Liz