What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ? ( Archived) (63)

Nov 30, 2018 4:35 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
When i was a chubby little kid of around 8 years of age or so, i opined that the more diet food i would try and eat, the slimmer it would make me ... until my Mum corrected me when i mentioned my "theory" to her doh

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Nov 30, 2018 4:37 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
mollybaby
mollybabymollybabyCork City, Cork Ireland56 Threads 8 Polls 23,608 Posts
SingleGuyInOz: When i was a chubby little kid of around 8 years of age or so, i opined that the more diet food i would try and eat, the slimmer it would make me ... until my Mum corrected me when i mentioned my "theory" to her
Was diet food invented back then? help


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Nov 30, 2018 4:52 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
mollybaby: Was diet food invented back then?
roll eyes ... There must of been some available, otherwise i wouldn't of thought about it Molly ... and besides i'm not that ancient yet ... although i'm heading in that direction uh oh

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Nov 30, 2018 4:52 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
deedee123xo
deedee123xodeedee123xoLimerick, Ireland15 Threads 3,538 Posts
Believing the usual things you were told as a child.

Don't pick dandelions or you will wet the bed.

Don't pick that curly looking foliage or crocodiles will appear under your bed.

That money under your pillow...yes it was the tooth fairy.

That big fat drunk man under the tree on Xmas eve is not uncle Harry, it's santa clause.


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Nov 30, 2018 4:55 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
mollybaby
mollybabymollybabyCork City, Cork Ireland56 Threads 8 Polls 23,608 Posts
SingleGuyInOz: ... There must of been some available, otherwise i wouldn't of thought about it Molly ... and besides i'm not that ancient yet ... although i'm heading in that direction
I was only half jokinglaugh
I truly never saw any diet-food here until I was an adult. I don't think it hit here until after other western countries.
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Nov 30, 2018 5:01 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
deedee123xo:

Don't pick dandelions or you will wet the bed.

Don't pick that curly looking foliage or crocodiles will appear under your bed.

Those two sure are weird ones ... How old were you when you were told them ?.

Oh! and do you still have any problems in and around your bed deedee ? giggle
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Nov 30, 2018 5:02 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
Tulefell
TulefellTulefellGothenburg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden104 Threads 5 Polls 3,306 Posts
I believed that if you are not asleep, you would notice (sense somehow) how the date changes. So I tried to keep awake... Never managed through :(
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Nov 30, 2018 5:10 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
deedee123xo
deedee123xodeedee123xoLimerick, Ireland15 Threads 3,538 Posts
SingleGuyInOz: Those two sure are weird ones ... How old were you when you were told them ?.

Oh! and do you still have any problems in and around your bed deedee ?
Haha....I never had, nor do now, have any problems in or around my bed, thank you wink

Never did believe much that was told to me as a child...I was more the kind of child to say 'oh is that right now'...and went ahead and picked them damn things anyway.
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Nov 30, 2018 5:14 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
mollybaby: I was only half joking
I truly never saw any diet-food here until I was an adult. I don't think it hit here until after other western countries.
No worries molly, i thought you were being a little tongue in cheek wink

Although It's surprising that after all these years, there hasn't been a massive increase in dietary foods and varieties over the fat and sugar laden choices we have presently ... maybe it's in the manufacturers/stores interests not to do so of course roll eyes
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Nov 30, 2018 6:29 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
Mercedes_00
Mercedes_00Mercedes_00Greater Sydney, New South Wales Australia18 Threads 20,456 Posts
Believed that my mum and dad were as in love as they pretended to be.
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Nov 30, 2018 6:37 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
KarloradoFL
KarloradoFLKarloradoFLDeLeon Springs, Florida USA50 Threads 3 Polls 9,475 Posts
I was told that if you pick up a toad and it pees on you, you will get warts.
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Nov 30, 2018 6:37 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
Mercedes_00: Believed that my mum and dad were as in love as they pretended to be.
Not so "silly" on your part Mercedes. Just that your parents rightly or wrongly made you believe that was the case comfort

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Nov 30, 2018 6:40 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
KarloradoFL: I was told that if you pick up a toad and it pees on you, you will get warts.
So how may warts did you end up getting Karlorado ? giggle
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Nov 30, 2018 7:41 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
KarloradoFL
KarloradoFLKarloradoFLDeLeon Springs, Florida USA50 Threads 3 Polls 9,475 Posts
SingleGuyInOz: So how may warts did you end up getting Karlorado ?
None. On TV there was a guy who specializes in toads and frogs and he handles toads all the time and they pee on his hands and he never got a wart so that tale is debunked.
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Nov 30, 2018 8:01 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
KarloradoFL: None. On TV there was a guy who specializes in toads and frogs and he handles toads all the time and they pee on his hands and he never got a wart so that tale is debunked.
Then again, maybe that guy developed an immunity against toad and frog pee frog

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Nov 30, 2018 8:23 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
Lookin4missright
Lookin4missrightLookin4missrightmelbourne, Victoria Australia400 Threads 24,032 Posts
When kids myself and sister had a pet pig named Billy, which we rode around in the front yard. I used to think why doesn't it have handles doh

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Dec 1, 2018 12:57 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
I learned the wrong rules with checkers, until a few years ago I always misinterpreted the rules when playing, often it lead to discussions.
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Dec 1, 2018 2:05 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
SingleGuyInOz
SingleGuyInOzSingleGuyInOzMelbourne, Victoria Australia12 Threads 1,043 Posts
On Christmas eve, our family used to have a tradition of taking off our pillow cases and placing them at the bottom of our bed for Santa to fill on his arrival later on in the night. Anyway as an 8 or 9 year old, i had the cunning idea of comparing all my siblings pillow cases to my own to see which was the largest and then swapping over if necessary in the expectation of getting more pressies stuffed in wink ...
santa waving gift gift gift gift gift gift ... yay

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Dec 1, 2018 2:36 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
M4_Mischief
M4_MischiefM4_MischiefBelleville, Ontario Canada6,250 Posts
I believed that walking to the store by myself at the age of 4 was a good idea......banana
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Dec 1, 2018 2:46 PM CST What Silly Things Did You Think As A Child ?
CossackCat
CossackCatCossackCatSomewhere, Maryland USA492 Threads 45 Polls 9,137 Posts
I was about 4 or 5 and asked my mom and grandmom if Jesus was black like Pop or white like me.

Yes.. I thought my grandfather and uncle were black.

I didn't know that years of working in the sun and elements, darken them.

Pop just laughed and said .. I am tan and Jesus probably was too comfort
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