Stupid stuff you believed as a kid

Stephen · 04-29-2013, 09:18 PM

Lots more stupid things here > Stupid Things You Thought When You Were A Kid

ThePhanastasio · 04-29-2013, 09:24 PM

Oh! I almost forgot. One REALLY bizarre thing I thought as a child was that I could converse with God - but ONLY if I was in my closet with the door closed. I have no idea where that thought came from, I don't know of anything on TV that led me to believe that...just some weird, weird, weird thing I decided was true. I also thought you could tell Santa Claus what you wanted for Christmas doing the same thing.

Trollheart · 04-30-2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyVegn

Feeling better

Let's see a couple minor things I believed:
I asked my dad (about age 9) why the Sun gets dark sometimes. (shifting clouds)
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Holy crap your dad was young wasn't he??

Trollheart · 04-30-2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

Oh! I almost forgot. One REALLY bizarre thing I thought as a child was that I could converse with God - but ONLY if I was in my closet with the door closed. I have no idea where that thought came from, I don't know of anything on TV that led me to believe that...just some weird, weird, weird thing I decided was true.

Did you go to confession? I can see how that would have placed the idea in your mind, kneeling in the confessional telling the priest about your sins, would have seemed almost like talking to The Big Guy...

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-30-2013, 03:58 PM

I believed all cats were girls and all dogs were boys.

If you held a model globe and tilted it around a bit, tiny little people fell off.

That the reconstructions on Crimewatch were the actual crime taking place and why didn't they catch them instead of filming them.

After seeing one of the early Superman films, I used to think if you believed 100% that you could fly, you could fly. I used to sometimes close my eyes and say to myself; ''you can fly'' then have a run up and try to fly off. It never worked.

Stephen · 05-02-2013, 06:46 PM

Not so much stuff I believed but Burning Down wanted to know how I know what it's like to lick a battery which I guess I assumed was common knowledge so thought I'd put out an informal survey.

Have you ever put your tongue across the terminals of a 9V battery?

P A N · 05-02-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by stp

Not so much stuff I believed but Burning Down wanted to know how I know what it's like to lick a battery which I guess I assumed was common knowledge so thought I'd put out an informal survey.

Have you ever put your tongue across the terminals of a 9V battery?

I did that today to see if it still had juice. It doesn't hurt, and has a very definitive taste. Needless to say, my stud finder was faulty.

**Janszoon** · 05-02-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by stp

Not so much stuff I believed but Burning Down wanted to know how I know what it's like to lick a battery which I guess I assumed was common knowledge so thought I'd put out an informal survey.

Have you ever put your tongue across the terminals of a 9V battery?

Of course!

Paul Smeenus · 05-02-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

After seeing a circus bear walk, I believed humans evolved from bears instead of monkeys.

Forgive my off topic remark here, but I am compelled to point out that people didn't evolve from monkeys. Humans, monkeys and apes share a common ancestor.

Paul Smeenus · 05-02-2013, 07:48 PM

BTW a 9 volt battery is actually six AAAA batteries in an encasement. Take one apart sometime....

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Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,846	Lots more stupid things here > Stupid Things You Thought When You Were A Kid

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	I believed all cats were girls and all dogs were boys. If you held a model globe and tilted it around a bit, tiny little people fell off. That the reconstructions on Crimewatch were the actual crime taking place and why didn't they catch them instead of filming them. After seeing one of the early Superman films, I used to think if you believed 100% that you could fly, you could fly. I used to sometimes close my eyes and say to myself; ''you can fly'' then have a run up and try to fly off. It never worked.

05-02-2013, 06:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,846	Not so much stuff I believed but Burning Down wanted to know how I know what it's like to lick a battery which I guess I assumed was common knowledge so thought I'd put out an informal survey. Have you ever put your tongue across the terminals of a 9V battery?

05-02-2013, 07:48 PM	#30 (permalink)
Paul Smeenus David Hasselhoff Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Back in Portland, OR Posts: 3,680	BTW a 9 volt battery is actually six AAAA batteries in an encasement. Take one apart sometime....