Things you used to think when you were younger.

The Volt

What are the things that you completely misunderstood during your childhood? I remember being about 10 and hearing on about the IRA men and the Guerrilla training over in Columbia. I though they were training actual Gorillas

I also used to think that Stephen Hawking was Tonk Hawk's brother and that they were both skaters :pac:

InTheTrees

Money. I had no idea it was so important.

FreudianSlippers

Voltwad wrote: »

I also used to think that Stephen Hawking was Tonk Hawk's brother and that they were both skaters :pac:

:facepalm:

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I thought a man came out to paint the white lines in the morning

And that the cross man would come and give out to me if I wasn't in bed on time

KeithM89_old

I used to think ice cream came out of cow and straight into a tub

alwaysadub

When the TV programme London's Burning started, i got upset cos my sister lived there at the time and i thought she was gonna get caught up in a fire..

Sardonicat

I thought the phrase "kicking the bucket" was literal when I was about 6. Spent an entire morning gearing myself up to kick the waste paper basket as a dare. Eventually ran up to it, gave it a little tap with my toe and ran away from it. Wouldn't go to sleep that night in case I died in my sleep.

Pinturicchio

I used to think a Garda lived down the road from us and brought his car home everyday. In reality, the Gards were just called to our estate every day.

teaholic

You know the way the sun's rays comes through the clouds? I used to think that was God!

Deus Ex Machina

I used to think that I would get a prize if I sucked oil out of a pipe this kind old man used to hold down an lane near my school.

TanG411

I thought there were little people in the TV.

Superbus

My friend's sister once said this: "I like brown people because because they make me think of chocolate. I want to eat a brown person."

It is now gone down in folklore.

KevinVonSpiel

I used to think I was indecisive... but now I am absolutely convinced that that is not the case.

Haw haw.

D'Agger

I thought when it rained God was upset...I understood the concepts of pathetic falicy from a young age it would appear

Latchy

Voltwad wrote: »

I remember being about 10 and hearing on about the IRA men and the Guerrilla training over in Columbia. I though they were training actual Gorillas

Same with me except it was the Gorillas in Viet Nam .It was still all happening over there when I was a kid

I use to look at the fluff in my belly button and wonder what it was , how it got there

Sanjuro

My parents took myself and my sister to the Canary Islands when we were kids. I was about 7, my sister 5. While at the resort, my parents told me about this band of thieves that lived in the hills surrounding the resort. They told me of how the thieves used to rob the rich, evil mayor, and give the money to the poor. Real Robin Hood characters. The leader of this band of thieves was Rodrigo The Bandito. One night we were in a bar and my da called me over. He pointed out this Spanish dude and told me 'you see that man? That's Rodrigo the Bandito.' My jaw hit the ground. I was in awe. And then, to my shock and delight, my parents introduced me to Rodrigo The Bandito. There's even a photo of him shaking my hand.

About 12 years later, I was talking to my mam about that holiday. And I say to her 'remember that Rodrigo fella? The thief you and da introduced me to in that bar. What was the deal with him again? Was he ever caught?' My mam looked at me. 'He was a random builder your father and I asked to pretend to be Rodrigo. There was no Rodrigo.' It was like the day I found out Santa didn't exist all over again. Santa having been proven false the previous Christmas. I was 19.

DOC09UNAM

That puberty would hit me.

alwaysadub

PaulieC wrote: »

I thought when it rained God was upset...I understood the concepts of pathetic falicy from a young age it would appear

And when there was thunder, it was God moving the furniture around!



I am was very gullible, so no doubt i believed a lot of stupid sh1te, i've just blocked it all from my memory

stupidusername

I used to think babys came our the womans bum in fairness I didn't know there was so much stuff going on down there!

galwayrush

I used to think that if i worked hard i would make enough money to be comfortable. Silly me.

holystungun9

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

I used to think that I would get a prize if I sucked oil out of a pipe this kind old man used to hold down an lane near my school.

Aaah, little Timmy, glad to know you are keeping well. It's a small world after all.

Jesus Wept

I thought the lollipop lady would give out lollipops. Stingy bitch.

sesna

I used to think "the government" was one man.

Sharkey 10

I thought the world used to be black and white and that there was actually 2 pennies inside a 2 p coin , 5 pennies in a 5 p coin etc.

Tom Slick

I used to think I wouldn't end up spending time at this Shit.

FreudianSlippers

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

I thought the world used to be black and white

I said that to someone as a joke the other day and they didn't get it which really made me wonder if they still thought that. lol

5starpool

Latchy wrote: »

I use to look at the fluff in my belly button and wonder what it was , how it got there

I still do.

southsiderosie

alwaysadub wrote: »

And when there was thunder, it was God moving the furniture around!

I thought thunder was the angels bowling.

I thought that if you swallowed a watermelon seed, one would grow in your stomach.

I thought that anyone who was an "engineer" drove a train and wore one of those tall blue and white hats.

I thought that bad things only happened to bad people.

Latchy

5starpool wrote: »

I still do.

Now it's called navel gazing .

But sure what else would it be called :pac:

plug-in-baby

my grandfather had a big stereo and i used to think there was people in it talking and singing, i used to think that if you planted the pips after you ate an apple a tree would grow or if u ate them one would grow in you .
my mother also used to convince myself and my sister that santys elves lived in the bushes at the railway tracks behind our back garden and used to think we could see there hats if there was a bag caught in it. and when i was really small i used to think that when i flushed the toilet that a witch was going to come out of it and chase after me...... dunno where that one came from

FoxT

Thought for ages it was 'De Iron Throat' ...

- FoxT

Deus Ex Machina

holystungun9 wrote: »

Aaah, little Timmy, glad to know you are keeping well. It's a small world after all.

Ah, Father O'Haire, I didn't know you were on Boards.

Doc

Have you ever seen a puddle with a bit of oil in it like this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atwoodn/907320052/in/set-72157601021801190/
Well that’s where I thought rainbows came from when I was a kid.:rolleyes:

Overature

i used to think that people in the olden days saw everything in black and white, after watching loads of WW2 stuff on discovery

Rocky_Dennis

I used to think santa was real, how stupid of me

Ciano35

I always wondered why the frisbee kept getting bigger, and then it hit me.

we'llallhavetea_old

i spent years thinking my dad was a criminal because he said he served his time as a butcher

saywhatyousee

sesna wrote: »

I used to think "the government" was one man.

it probaly is;)

Red Hand

There was a shooting in the North this one time. When the news was over and the weather was on the screen with the map of Ireland, I thought that Lough Neagh was the symbol for the location where guy that had been shot.

Jennyfer

We used to have a caravan down in Wexford and every morning you'd hear birds running up and down on the roof. Being a caravan and about 6am it sounded really loud and my Dad used to say "Did you hear that bird again in his feckin welly boots?" and for years I actually used to think it literally was a bird wearing wellies..always had an image of a magpie in black shiny wellies. I was terrified whenever I heard it

ringadingding

Used to think that the fumes from a car exhaust was what made it move.

Used to think White dog poo was from White dogs

Used to think being 1/2 English 1/2 Irish meant I was born on the ferry, and done a speech about it in school

Dreams aloud

I used to think my parents knew nothing

Mark Twain
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

scientific1982

Sanjuro wrote: »

My parents took myself and my sister to the Canary Islands when we were kids. I was about 7, my sister 5. While at the resort, my parents told me about this band of thieves that lived in the hills surrounding the resort. They told me of how the thieves used to rob the rich, evil mayor, and give the money to the poor. Real Robin Hood characters. The leader of this band of thieves was Rodrigo The Bandito. One night we were in a bar and my da called me over. He pointed out this Spanish dude and told me 'you see that man? That's Rodrigo the Bandito.' My jaw hit the ground. I was in awe. And then, to my shock and delight, my parents introduced me to Rodrigo The Bandito. There's even a photo of him shaking my hand.

About 12 years later, I was talking to my mam about that holiday. And I say to her 'remember that Rodrigo fella? The thief you and da introduced me to in that bar. What was the deal with him again? Was he ever caught?' My mam looked at me. 'He was a random builder your father and I asked to pretend to be Rodrigo. There was no Rodrigo.' It was like the day I found out Santa didn't exist all over again. Santa having been proven false the previous Christmas. I was 19.

I wasnt even going to read that because im lazy and have the attention span of a midge, but im glad I did. My auld fella used to tell me **** like that too and id never question it until years later.

abouttobebanned

I thought rape was the same as stab. I guess I was right in a way.

scientific1982

scientific1982 wrote: »

I wasnt even going to read that because im lazy and have the attention span of a midge, but im glad I did. My auld fella used to tell me **** like that too and id never question it until years later.

I used to think that people on the tv could see me.

scientific1982

stupidusername wrote: »

I used to think babys came our the womans bum in fairness I didn't know there was so much stuff going on down there!

I used to think they came out of a womans tits when I was very young. I wasnt going to post it because even though its AH its beyond dumb.

Mackman

I used to think that they had different pigs in frankfurt, and thats where frankfurters came from

thebullkf

i remember reading a HardyBoys story years ago..or the Famous Five maybe... chasing smugglers in the catacombs... i used to think they were like dungeons,full of cats,combing their hair....

i got better.


eventually.

orourkeda

I used to think that good things come to those who wait.

Jeweliette

When I was 3 my cousin and best friend of the same age had to go to hospital to have a tooth removed under general anesthetic. We were both very taken with cowboys at the time & loved wearing cowboys hats and sherrifs badges etc. To allay any fears he might have about hospital his parents told him that he was going to hospital to be measured for cowboys holsters on the request of the king of all the cowboys who liked his style and was calling him up to the force.

He fully believed it and so did I. It made perfect sense that there'd be a special cowboy initiation in the hospital.

I can fully remember the day he went to get it done & him coming back the next day with holsters and a set of guns. I was brimming with pride at the idea that my cousin was now a fully fledged cowboy. It didn't occur to either of us to question it for some years.

Napper Hawkins

I used to think that I was surrounded by cowards, scumbags and idiots.

Then I realised I was right and got the **** out.:p