I used to believe...

[Dillinger]

http://www.iusedtobelieve.com/

I used to believe is a collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children; some of them are funny, some of them are bizarre.

I've been looking through the various categories. Its worth a peek. Some smiles, some "kids say the darnest things," some nostalgia for one's own childhood...

Here's some examples:

"When I was young I used to think that as I grew older, my mom would grow younger and that we'd meet in the middle and be best friends forever."

"when i was six i had and imaginary friend named mr. lipstick man and he was a little spider who lived in the keyhole of my front door. he wore a top hat and had big red lips. i spent hours sitting three inches away from the lock talking to him and his brother. his brother was mr. robin face, the miniature bird who lived in my mailbox."

"I used to believe that the whole world was an illusion and things only exixted if I could see them. I thought that mirrors were a sort of window outside my world and I would sneak up on them and try to see outside before my reflection came up."

"Until I was 9 I thought that all dogs were boys and all cats were girls. "

I personally relae to that last one - I don't know what age I realized the truth but I do remember that I too thought all dogs were boys and all cats were girls.

How about you? What did you used to believe?

 

[hotlittlegirlwv]

I used to think I was allergic to the sun, because I sneezed everytime I looked up at it!

 

[Guest]

 

[perks]

Okay, I thought Epcot was inside the ball, like a little earth.

 

[Cherry]

I use to believe that Prince Charming would ride up on a white horse and carry me away to eternal happiness.

Now, I know he rides a Harley instead.

 

[perks]

My dad was the strongest man in the world, and my mom was sane.

oh yeah and eye lookin dogs <seeing eye dogs> were blind, not the other way around.

 

[seXieleXie]

i used to believe chocolate milk came from brown cows, regular milk came from white cows and spotted cows gave both.

 

[Dillinger]

Hi Dill, long time no

I used to believe we all had a God-given right to be happy, that it was a natural state of being.

Now I realize that, actually, we don't.

You've got to work at happiness, just like everything else.

I still believe my mom can make everything better, though

Much too long, foxy one... *hug* I hope you're well and happy! Presumably by your own doing... *smile*

 

[Guest]

i used to believe chocolate milk came from brown cowsmilk

Isn't that true?

 

[Rex1960]

Until 17 i somehow thought I was like all the other girls...

 

[Wiggles]

I used to believe a woman was impregnated by french kissing.

 

[Guest]

"when i was six i had and imaginary friend named mr. lipstick man and he was a little spider who lived in the keyhole of my front door. he wore a top hat and had big red lips. i spent hours sitting three inches away from the lock talking to him and his brother.
his brother was mr. robin face, the miniature bird who lived in my mailbox."

That's very scarey......I'd be worried.

 

[weed]

Until I was 36 I thought Rex was just like all the other girls.

 

[Thrillhouse]

"when i was six i had and imaginary friend named mr. lipstick man and he was a little spider who lived in the keyhole of my front door. he wore a top hat and had big red lips. i spent hours sitting three inches away from the lock talking to him and his brother. his brother was mr. robin face, the miniature bird who lived in my mailbox."

Sounds like the inspiration for a future They Might Be Giants song.

 

[P. B. Walker]

I used to think size didn't matter.



PBW

 

[Prince Romeo]

I used to believe that one day I would grow up and post my thoughts and half naked picture on a bulletin board. I don't believe in that anymore.

 

[Silverlily]

When I was five, I believed Chicago was a state. It had to be, the Bozo the Clown show aired out of there.

 

[REDWAVE]

Berkeley

"I used to believe the whole world was an illusion and things only existed if I could see them."

That's really a serious philosophical idea, expounded by the famous Irish philosopher George Berkeley (1685-1753). His most important work is the 1710 Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, in which he set forth the idea "Esse est percipi" (To be is to be perceived). That idea is popularized by the question: "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it fall, does it make a sound?"

 

[Dillinger]

I grew up in a community in NYC that was at least 90% Jewish. I used to believe that most of the world was Jewish.

 

[RawHumor]

I wonder if REDWAVE studies Plato for fun.