
This is a great website for those of you who haven't lost your inner child. It is a collection of things people used to believe as young children. Most are very funny but some are truly amazing in that I remember believing with all my heart some of the same things. For instance when I was five years old I believed that Disney World was actually up in the clouds because the logo had the castle on clouds and I had to take a plane to get there. The site is full of beliefs like this. It's very cool to see that I wasn't alone in some of my odd beliefs as a child. Check it out, you can even add in your own for others to see.
Some of the front page examples:
"My sisters used to believe that banks were simply where you got money from; if you're out of money, you simply to go the bank and get more. My father would once in a while complain about something being too expensive, and my sisters would tell him not to worry as the bank has plenty of money available for everybody. We told them it was not so... they finally believed us when they were about 12."
"Iused to believe that if people swallowed orange seeds, they would grow in their stomachs and very soon branches would come out of their ears. It happened that one day I accidently swallowed one. I remembered running to my Mom and asking her to take me to a doctor. At that time she told me that we should wait until the branches were visible and then she would hire a gardener to tend me! So I waited patiently for weeks. After some time,I decided that the orange seed I accidently swallowed was a bad seed."

I used to believe that being "grounded" meant that my parents were going to dig a hole and stick me in there for a day. I was absolutely terrified and that's probably why I was such a good kid! Haha.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check this out--but I'm really thankful for your previous two posts. I agree that early photography in color is jaw-dropping. A Russian photographer developed an early three-color system, and the turn-of-the (20th) Century Russian landscapes he captures is breathtaking. (And you saw my blog entry about 1930s/40s US photos, right?)...
ReplyDeleteBut I missed the anniversary of Hiroshima this year, I'm ashamed to admit. Have you read the John Hersey book? Man.
I hope you keep up w/ the blog--it looks great!
Thank you very much, I have yet to read the book but I'd like to check it out. Take care
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