My friend remembers when he was little that he was at a bonfire and someone was going around asking
"Who wants potatoes in their jackets?"
He said no immediatly because he couln't understand why anyone would want a potato in thier jacket!
I used to think when a report was on the news and the reporter said "If you have any information, get intouch with the police" that you had to actually TOUCH a policeman then tell him!
What did you misunderstand when you were little that makes you laugh now?
2006-09-12 02:04:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My mum told me that when I was little we had to run for the bus and she told me to be quick because the bus is coming, she said I started to cry asking what will happen if the bus gets us?
2006-09-12 02:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by predator 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question! For some reason I used to think that in order to get your middle name you had to go through a toll booth and tell them what name you wanted and that was that. I think it probably had to do with the fact that I got my middle name when I was 5 and we must have been driving through a toll booth when they told me.
My sister always has some weird misconceptions though. She once started a paper on "Best Deal Day" instead of "Bastille Day."
Also once when my mom had to run into the store really quick, she parked in a handicapped space and told my sister if a cop came to tell him she'd be right back. When my mom returned my sister was sitting in the car with one arm out of her sleeve and under her shirt. When my mom asked what she was doing she told her that she was pretending to be handicapped in case a cop came!
2006-09-12 03:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by A C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that hospitals were stores where you went shopping to pick out babies.
Think about it, when you saw it on TV the people went to the hospital and looked through some glass at a room full of babies, then they would point at one and a nurse would bring it to the window like a waiter showing off a wine. Later, they would take that baby home. It made sense to me at the time.
2006-09-12 02:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by Queen of Cards 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine is more a misunderstanding than a misconception. I thought the words for the xmas hymn 'Away in a manger' was:
"Away in a manger no crib for a bed
The little malteser lay down this weekend"
Apparently for the first few years of my life it made my parents laugh so much they never corrected me!
As a result I'm scarred for life!!!
2006-09-12 02:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by Sus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my grandad used to say ''he was going to see a man about a dog''
I was really disappointed when he returned without one... I said ''well wheres the dog''.
Every New year I would make people laugh ,cos I thought they were singing 'Old Mans Eye'
Also when I had a brace in, the dentist told me not to wear it for p.e and cleaning....I said ''I don't do any cleaning !! ''
2006-09-12 02:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always remember watching the old cowboy films and I knew they where acting but I thought when they got shot they really died and I remember asking my mum if the peolpe in the films really wanted to die thats why they became actors.
2006-09-12 02:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by candyfloss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was about 4 years old my mother and I went to the mall. There was this booth that you could sign up for organ donation. She signed up to donate her eyes. I thought they took your eyes while you were alive. I remember thinking on how I could take care of my mother when she lost her eyes.
Also my dad used to say "I am going to see a man about a horse" when he went the bathroom. I really thought we were going to get a horse.
2006-09-12 02:19:20 · answer #7 · answered by walkerhound03 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mother had to go on a business trip to miami - for years my sister and I wished that we could go to mummys ami too!
Also the Lords prayer which we said at school i always thought it was Old father which art in heaven Harrold be his name!
2006-09-12 02:15:25 · answer #8 · answered by libbyft 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i was little i was reading the sunday magazine and a lady was asking if she should have any worries about her son masterbating...any way at school we had been doin a project on badger bating and i was wondering if it had any relevance, so i asked in front of the whole family...imagine my face when my mum had to gently tell me the meaning of masterbating.....i wanted the world to swallow me up......lol
2006-09-12 02:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by cheeki_chicci 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remember that song from the 80's? "Everybody plays the fool" Well, when I was a kid i thought he said in the song, Everybody plays the flute!
2006-09-12 02:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by latterdaylady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋