What nonsense did you believe in as a kid?Ever thought that you could get flushed down the loo? That girls wee out their bottoms? Or that bumming means two men rubbing their bums together? Tell us about your childhood misconceptions. Thanks to Joefish for the suggestion.
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rob, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 15:21)
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Old Mother ShiptonAs well as that, a year or so after that I was left in the lounge one evening to watch telly while my mum sat upstairs at the knitting machine, crafting another Xmas horror jumper.
I was playing with my LEGO, but I slowly became more and more aware of what was on the TV - a documentary about some dotty old lady living in olden days (probably Old Mother Shipton? I dunno) who was a bit like Nostradamus and predicted the world would end. When? Oooooo, about now-ish.
Of course, anything on TV spoken by a well-mannered grown-up, especially this late at night when it was grown-ups' TV, *had* to be true. So I went upstairs, and told my mum how sad it was that the entire world was going to end tonight, and that I'd miss her.
I think perhaps I was quite a morbid kid.
(, Thu 19 Jan 2012, 8:21, Reply)
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