When I was young, I used to believe...

[Eastern Girl]

Me and my brothers used to go to the beach all the time in the summer when we were little. Out in the water, there was a water slide. I always wanted to go on the water slide, but my brothers would never let me. One day I pestered them and they took me out to the slide, let me climb up. Once I was at the top, I was sitting there, ready to slide down. That's when my brothers told me the real reason they never let me on the slide. Because there were thousands of leeches at the bottom of the slide, just waiting to latch on to any kid that goes down the slide. I cried, they laughed. I climbed back down the ladder. I rarely ever went on water slides after that. I just didn't want the leeches to get me.

Most of the stupid and/or scary things that I believed as a kid, were a direct result of my horrible older brothers. They really tortured me.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

My brother and I were confused about the differance in meaning and spelling between the Capital city of Saskatchewan and the female reproductive organ. We would refer to the female reproductive organ as a "Regina". We would laugh and laugh about how a city in Saskatchewan was named after the female reproductive organ. I still chuckle about that. But things can be confusing when your 4 and 6 years old.

Hell, that still confuses me.

[Weiser Wonder]

I used to think the moon was following us when driving around. I would always tell my mom to go faster so it couldn't keep up.

[Devils'Advocate]

Since I was born on the 1st Monday of September, my mother used to kid me that "Labour Day is a world celebration of the day she went into labour." I believed that until I was 10.

Most of the stupid things I believed weren't because I made stupid assumptions about life, but because my cruel parents lied to me. I'd brag to the other school kids how my dad taught Bobby Orr everything he knew, that the only reason we drove around in a Datsun because my Dad loved the challenge of trying to keep it running, that there really was buried treasure in that hill of topsoil my mother needed moved....

[Bench Warmer]

Originally Posted by fotze

Apparently Paul Raisin exists and cycled in the Tour de France, from google.

He did move to Europe!

[Weiser Wonder]

I remember telling my friend that I went to Utah and it was over 100 degrees outside and I wasn't boiling or anything.

[edn88]

My aunt had the Charlie's Angels Poster where they were all pointing/looking forward. When I moved, they were always looking/pointing at me, and I thought that was kind of wierd (it freaked me out).

Also, we had a little 14" TV and I thought that the cast from Gilligan's Island were really short and lived behind our couch when they were not performing.

[West Karma]

The song by the GO GO's, "Our Lips are Sealed". Until about a year ago, I thought it was, "My Name is Cecil" .

Wrecked the whole song for me!!!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Bench Warmer

He did move to Europe!

Jiri's story, with fotze finding out there is a guy with that name, and that he is actually in Europe = one of the funniests things I've read on this forum.

[ricosuave]

while i was watching sesame street when i was, like 4 or 5, that the big glass tube of the tv was like a corningware lid, and that you could open the 'door' and just go into the world of sesame street (or whatever)

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by fotze

Apparently Paul Raisin exists and cycled in the Tour de France, from google.

Man if the Internet was around when I was a kid and had googled his name that would have really fuggered me up good.

Little known fact about Paul Raisin - He owned a zoo.

[Bench Warmer]

Originally Posted by fotze

I don't know why but Paul Raisin is the most stupid, ridiculous, wonderful names ever invented, I can't stop saying it, it is uncanny.

And the more I say the name Paul Raisin, the funnier it gets. I'm laughing harder now then when I first read the story. Pure gold Jerry.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I would be willing to change my user name to Paul Raisin.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

• That our big, old, up-right piano did in fact maneuver itself up the stairs in the middle of the night to speak to me on a regular basis.

Oy!

Right up into my late teens, I was afraid of placing my bare feet anywhere near the edge of the bed when the lights were out, due to the fact there may be tentacles or (worse yet) a cold hand to grab my leg.

[Superflyer]

I believed that all girls had cooties.
Also I had it all figured out that all girls were lesbians, I cannot remember it but I remember explaining it to all my friends and they were all going, oh yea......

Also I believed that if you put your finger far enough in your nose or ear you could touch your brain

[Abandoned]

When i was 11 i had my GF over to my house, we were just sitting in my room watching a movie( Recess Schools out) and i had just finished my cherry cola witch i loved.

So i went down stairs to get some more but all i had left was regular ! so i poured some of it into a cup and went back to my room.

The conversation i had when i got back went something like this..

" Hey (insert name here) did you keep the movie paused?"

"Nah sorry"

"O come on you know it's one of my favorites"

"O well did you get more Cherry cola "

"Nah i had to get regular so i guess we got to pop your cherry"

"Ew you pervert I'm calling my mom"

"ALL I WANT IS CHERRY COLA WHY WONT YOU LET ME USE YOUR CHERRY!"

so of coarse i had no clue why she was so made and suddenly wanted to leave so i told my mom i was going to break up with her because "she wouldn't let me pop her cherry"

my mom was in utter disbelief as i went on and on about all i wanted was her damn cherry , in till she realized what i meant, we had "the talk" and

i came to school the next day with a cherry (as a joke to try to be funny, it failed) and told my gf what i meant when i said i wanted her cherry.

Fun times...(at the time i had no clue what in meant i allways thought they just kept a cherry around just in case..pretty dumb.

[OilersBaby]

I used to believe that when I was watching tv and closed my eyes and it went black, that no one else could see anything either.

I used to believe that lollypops would grow in my tummy if I ate too many.

When I was wayyy younger and heard the term "oral sex" I thought it had something to do with talking about sex or getting a lecture. HAHAHA.

I also thought that chocolate milk came from brown cows. I have no idea where strawberry milk came from!

[I-Hate-Hulse]

My mom tried to discourage me from eating too much ramen noodle. She told me it had a plastic substance in it that would clog your intestines if you ate too much of it in a month.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by fotze

I don't know why but Paul Raisin is the most stupid, ridiculous, wonderful names ever invented, I can't stop saying it, it is uncanny. He should right a kids book about Paul Raisin and his adventures.

Someone really needs to get the handle Paul Raisin..

[return to the red]

Originally Posted by OilersBaby

I used to believe that when I was watching tv and closed my eyes and it went black, that no one else could see anything either.

I always thought that if you couldn't see them, they couldn't see you. I was the worst hide-and-go-seek player ever