Silly misconceptions you had as a kid...

[Mad Maxine]

Not mine, but I had a girl friend who thought that all cars that had round headlights were manuals, and only cars with rectangular headlights were automatic... I have NO idea where this harebrained idea came from, but this was the same woman who pulled up outside my house, worried because she could hear a strange rattling sound and she thought that as I was a girl who liked cars a lot, I might be able to tell her what the noise was without giving her a hard time. Well, she drove, I listened. About three corners away I had the problem solved. It was all her loose change rolling from side to side in the p*ssy little ashtray her corolla had, and it only did it when she cornered. Sheesh! Still, she was very relieved it wasn't something serious.

[ford man xf]

A friend of mine as a kid thought that the old days actually were black and white just like the old movies on TV, he never could answer me when I would ask how we all become colour then!

[tankclare]

I thought that the old days were black and white..

I use to watch the window wipers on cars and wonder if they would ever catch each other lol..

I use to think holden was the best and ford was rubbish.. I learnt the hard way lol

The usual santa, tooth fairy, easter bunny..

Not me but my little brother use to think that the rear window demister button actually set the rear window on fire because the picture looked like it hahaha

I use to think there was actually a face on the moon..

I use to call dust smoke all the time.. dont know why

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by Mad Maxine

Not mine, but I had a girl friend who thought that all cars that had round headlights were manuals, and only cars with rectangular headlights were automatic... I have NO idea where this harebrained idea came from, but this was the same woman who pulled up outside my house, worried because she could hear a strange rattling sound and she thought that as I was a girl who liked cars a lot, I might be able to tell her what the noise was without giving her a hard time. Well, she drove, I listened. About three corners away I had the problem solved. It was all her loose change rolling from side to side in the p*ssy little ashtray her corolla had, and it only did it when she cornered. Sheesh! Still, she was very relieved it wasn't something serious.

WELL IF SHE WAS GOOD looking she'd make a great wife.

[Smoke Pursuit]

LOL i have only just found this thread but when i was little, i thought there were little people inside the radio singing the songs.. dumb really..

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Mad Maxine

Not mine, but I had a girl friend who thought that all cars that had round headlights were manuals, and only cars with rectangular headlights were automatic... I have NO idea where this harebrained idea came from, but this was the same woman who pulled up outside my house, worried because she could hear a strange rattling sound and she thought that as I was a girl who liked cars a lot, I might be able to tell her what the noise was without giving her a hard time. Well, she drove, I listened. About three corners away I had the problem solved. It was all her loose change rolling from side to side in the p*ssy little ashtray her corolla had, and it only did it when she cornered. Sheesh! Still, she was very relieved it wasn't something serious.

lol, I have a friend that asked me if her car would explode because she heard to clicks when she tightened up her fuel cap. So there are people out there that have no idea when it comes to cars.

[Spudz27]

When I was younger I asked my Gran if in the old days everyone saw in black and white till colour came in. I was about 6 and it was after seeing some old tele programs.

[Coogs289]

Originally Posted by bfiipursuit

LOL i have only just found this thread but when i was little, i thought there were little people inside the radio singing the songs.. dumb really..

So did my dad

[zdcol71]

Not me, but I used to tell my kids that there was little man in the sensor above automatic doors who was watching then ran "downstairs" to push the doors open.
Amazing how old they were before they started disbelieving!

[gtfpv]

my kids still believe in the tooth fairy , easter bunny, and santa . my daughter is 12 this year and my son 10 , i'm waiting for them to work it out . my son is starting to question . the daughter isn't !!!
i'm feeling guilty and better tell her soon .

[Spudz27]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

my kids still believe in the tooth fairy , easter bunny, and santa . my daughter is 12 this year and my son 10 , i'm waiting for them to work it out . my son is starting to question . the daughter isn't !!!
i'm feeling guilty and better tell her soon .

Don't tell them, let them figure it out and then play stupid. My mum did that to us because she liked christmas. It was great, we knew she was full of it, she knew we knew, but she kept doing Santa till we were 18
:. I will do the same with my kids, just something fun to do at that time of the year.

[Stattic]

Originally Posted by EDfutura25

Don't tell them, let them figure it out and then play stupid. My mum did that to us because she liked christmas. It was great, we knew she was full of it, she knew we knew, but she kept doing Santa till we were 18
:. I will do the same with my kids, just something fun to do at that time of the year.

thats really nice, never thought of that

[nipper575]

That if I ate too many lollies in a day, my teeth would fall out on the spot. I started carrying around a toothbrush with me so I could brush straight after putting a lolly in my mouth. It was my grandmother who told me this whilst I was young, when people tell you the above and then proceed to take their upper row of teeth out (I didn't know they were fake), you believe them. haha.

Also believed that a car was as fast as the highest number on the speedo, needless to say that a lot of bragging/arguing with my friends followed.

[zigzagnt]

Originally Posted by Mad Maxine

Not mine, but I had a girl friend who thought that all cars that had round headlights were manuals, and only cars with rectangular headlights were automatic... I have NO idea where this harebrained idea came from, but this was the same woman who pulled up outside my house, worried because she could hear a strange rattling sound and she thought that as I was a girl who liked cars a lot, I might be able to tell her what the noise was without giving her a hard time. Well, she drove, I listened. About three corners away I had the problem solved. It was all her loose change rolling from side to side in the p*ssy little ashtray her corolla had, and it only did it when she cornered. Sheesh! Still, she was very relieved it wasn't something serious.

Sounds a bit like my insane aunt who when she used to drive used to beep the horn everytime she turned the steering wheel (as she was chubby and used to sit right up to the wheel) And abused other drivers for beeping at HER!.Needless to say i don't think she drives anymore.

[zigzagnt]

I used to think Mag wheels made a car loud until i discovered what a v8 was!.

[TC200six]

When my preschool class was getting the class group photo taken, the photographer wanted to make sure we were all looking into the lens of the camera while he took the photo.

He told us a bird lives inside the camera and he'll quickly run down to the end of lens when he hears kids yell "chookie". But he said that he's really quick and that we had to look very carefully to see him. I remember years later when my classes where having photos taken, some kids thought the SLR cameras had birds inside them.

[Ryan]

Silly misconceptions I had as a kid regarding cars.

1) Every 6 cylinder was a V6. My dad had a HR wagon, and I referred to it as a V6.

2) If a car had a "x amount" litre engine that was infact how much full it could hold.

In general...

1) Girls peed out of their bums.

[Ryan]

Silly misconceptions I had as a kid regarding cars.

1) Every 6 cylinder was a V6. My dad had a HR wagon, and I referred to it as a V6.

2) If a car had a "x amount" litre engine that was infact how much fuel it could hold.

In general...

1) Girls peed out of their bums.

[castellan]

I thought Protestants knew better than the catholics.
But i found out that Protestants are just a primary school educated type of catholic.

[XRGhia]

i always thought that you didn't have to fill the car up with petrol as it didnt need it....


and thinking that car tyres, engine's and everything else didnt need looking after.. soon convinced myself at age 5 when i stole the keys to my parents ED GLi column shift wagon and took it for a drive.. nearly busted the engine trying to work out the throttle


i look back at it now and just lol at it...

[Streets]

My childhood interpretation of the boogey man was that he looked like the Silver Surfer except with a boogie-board.

[Geez Louise]

When I was little, I thought there was a little man in the fridge that turned on and off the light.

My niece once told my nephew that if he rolled his eyes back in his head he could see his brain. ( he tried for months!)

We also told our sons that if they lied, their tongues would turn blue. They didnt believe me until I told them to look in the mirror and put their tongue between their teeth. Of course the underside of your tongue appears blue because of the veins. They both believed that until they were teenagers. Too bad it didnt last longer...

[EgoFG]

I was certain that my mate's dad's Statesman was one a brand new Chrysler by Chrysler.

[barra265t]

Originally Posted by CAT600

I remember wondering how Dad got the car (351 XD with 4 speed) to reverse.

I never realised the gearstick was the cause, I thought it was mind control!

Daniel

I always wondered how a car could stay still with the engine still running. I imagined that the motor was so strong that it somehow twisted the driveshaft while the car was stationary...

[Giant Cranium]

my olds told me i could be anything i wanted to be when i grew up.

so for 2 years i thought i could be a fire engine!

i was 4 dont judge me

[Spudz27]

Originally Posted by captain awesome

my olds told me i could be anything i wanted to be when i grew up.

so for 2 years i thought i could be a fire engine!

i was 4 dont judge me

Your not alone, my 4yr old keeps telling me she wants to be an Ambulance, no matter how often I tell her "I drive one, I am not one"

[samsy351]

Originally Posted by EDfutura25

Your not alone, my 4yr old keeps telling me she wants to be an Ambulance, no matter how often I tell her "I drive one, I am not one"

Well this is 100% true... when I was 4 or so, my brother used to say he was a Gemini (as in his star sign) , I always said I gonna be a FORD !

[samsy351]

I used to think that babies came out of girls bums or you could just buy them from the shop

[gtfpv]

i used to think the big bucket at KFC actually was full of fried chicken , and your order would drop through the shaft , into the polystyrene eski i'd get .

[skedy]

i always thought that a chicken roasts stuffing was actually poop didnt eat it till i was like 15 hahah