Things you thought when you were younger

AskMyChocolate · 31-10-2011 07:51AM #1

I thought prettiness in a girl was inversely proportional to her promiscuity/sex-drive.

I thought that if you soaked conkers in vinegar for just the right amount of time it would make them unbeatable.

I thought if me Dad came home and I hadn't lit the fire, I'd get a belt of The Evening Press around the ear. (Oh, hang on,That one's true)

So AHers, what other things did you think/believe when you were younger?

kfallon · 31-10-2011 07:55AM

Santa Claus was real.....and Jesus!

Skuxx · 31-10-2011 08:07AM

I tought baked beans were little balls of mashed potato!

senordingdong · 31-10-2011 08:10AM

That After Hours was a passing fad.

RachaelVO · 31-10-2011 08:50AM

That people would treat you as you treated them...

Turns out that's a loada cack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Immaculate Pasta · 31-10-2011 09:21AM

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

I thought prettiness in a girl was inversely proportional to her promiscuity/sex-drive.

That is actually true - at least for me anyway...

abouttobebanned · 31-10-2011 09:22AM

That rape and stab were the same thing.

kelle · 31-10-2011 09:23AM

I believed that babies were got from a hospital - you went in and picked one. I was furious with mum when she took home a boy I demanded she go back and pick a girl instead! Well, I was only 4....

James T Kirk · 31-10-2011 09:28AM

That Steve Majors was the coolest man ever.

Actually, he still is. :cool:

Apanachi · 31-10-2011 09:29AM

I thought a virgin was a kind of a saint, as in the "Virgin Mary" meaning "Saint" Mary...

...ah, to be young and naive again

cyrusdvirus · 31-10-2011 09:31AM

James T Kirk wrote: »

That Steve Majors was the coolest man ever.

Actually, he still is. :cool:

I always thought that Lee Majors was an actor who played a character called Steve Austin.

some random drunk · 31-10-2011 09:36AM

That leaving phone cards overnight in the freezer would cause them to fill up with credit again. Didn't work. Then I tried leaving them in the freezer overnight with magnets attached. Yeah, still didn't work.

baalthor · 31-10-2011 09:39AM

I thought women spontaneously became pregnant when they reached a certain age.
I couldn't understand why people were so mean about unmarried mothers, surely they shouldn't be blamed for getting pregnant before they met someone they wanted to marry.

Handy11 · 31-10-2011 09:42AM

I thought if you swallowed chewing gum, it'd stick to your heart.

I thought if you crushed up a bag of crisps a bit before eating them it made "more".

senordingdong · 31-10-2011 09:43AM

A broken biscuit did not have the same mass as a complete biscuit.

**Timbuk2** · 31-10-2011 09:44AM

I thought that things that happened in the past were actually in black and white

James T Kirk · 31-10-2011 09:56AM

gatecrash wrote: »

I always thought that Lee Majors was an actor who played a character called Steve Austin.

And right you are too, my friend. Clearly, I don't have a 'bionic' brain. :pac:

Lady Chuckles · 31-10-2011 10:09AM

I used to think all horses were boys and all cows were girls.
... And then when they'd fall in love the cow would give birth to more horses and cows

mattjack · 31-10-2011 10:11AM

alan1990 wrote: »

I tought baked beans were little balls of mashed potato!

I thought baked beans were baby farts...

some random drunk · 31-10-2011 10:17AM

I remember being young and our dog was pregnant. I asked my mom if the puppies would come out the dog's mouth when they were born? Wtf was I thinking?!

sunflower27 · 31-10-2011 10:18AM

I thought if I put the little silver batteries from my Donkey Kong game into the freezer overnight that they would recharge and last a bit longer.

I also thought if you were a thespian, you were some type of lesbian.:p That's cringe-worthy.

I also thought you'd get really sick if you swallowed the seeds in fruit.

oldyouth · 31-10-2011 10:29AM

I thought I'd stick my shlty job for just a year before I'd change and do something enjoyable

31-10-2011 11:15AM

I thought if I twisted my handle bars around on my bike that I could still cycle it but by turning left to go right etc. Then I thought it would be safe to cycle down a steep hill that way.

I thought my giant koala teddy made a perfect boyfriend for the decidedly smaller barbie.

I was told if you killed a snail with a white shell that the other snails would cover you in your sleep. Completely believed this.

And very, very weirdly I thought the devil lived in mirrors and didn't look in a mirror for about two years unless someone else was in the room. Used to cover them over with sheets and everything!!!:o

Chris Martin · 31-10-2011 11:21AM

The VERY busy policeman that seems to be living a few doors away from every child who's been/being naughty

cailinardthair · 31-10-2011 11:33AM

I thought if I ate seeds from an apple a tree would grow inside me!!

Mr.Crinklewood · 31-10-2011 11:59AM

You had to be over Seven to drink "7 UP"

Coeurdepirate · 31-10-2011 12:07PM

That gay men had sex by pushing the tips of their penises together. And I'd demonstrate using my two index fingers.

robman60 · 31-10-2011 12:16PM

Genuine cringe-worthy one here:

Just about four years ago (aged 12) I heard the song "I wanna be a rockstar". I completely misinterpreted the meaning of the mile high club and kept telling my mother we were all members of the mile high club. I didn't understand why my older brother was laughing his ass off and when he finally told me I couldn't believe it and didn't talk for a good day or so...

sunflower27 · 31-10-2011 12:16PM

cailinardthair wrote: »

I thought if I ate seeds from an apple a tree would grow inside me!!

Same. I was worried if I swallowed dirt and opened my mouth in the sunshine that I was asking for trouble

St.Spodo · 31-10-2011 12:25PM

I thought I'd be more than good enough to play for Liverpool when I grew up. The fact that that turned out to be quite true is no great reflection on my football skills :pac:

Dotrel · 31-10-2011 12:44PM

kfallon wrote: »

Santa Claus was real.....and Jesus!

I reckon Santa Claus has created more atheists than anything else.

Things you thought when you were younger

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