DUMBEST thing you ever believed

I was 6-7 and mentioned to my Dad that asparagus sure made my pee smell funny.

He replied that this phenomenon was used by doctors to tell if Siamese twins were connected at the gut. They would feed one asparagus and see if the other had smelly pee, thus proving a digestive connection between the twins.

I believed this and repeated it in a chemistry class as we discussed uric acid, and everyone busted a gut.

Thanks Dad.

That cats butts don't smell.

<<< Allow me to introduce you to Fluffy. I have no idea if her butt smells, but the stuff that comes out of her can burn nostril hair!

Thank you...I just spit water all over my monitor!

I once cried at the store because my mom was buying Aunt Jemima Syrup. I was scared that the bottle would come to life on our table and start talking just like it did on the tv commercials.

omg that's adorable

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I used to think that teachers lived at school.

I wasn't quite sure where they slept though since there were never any beds, but I just assumed they must be hidden / put away somewhere during the day.

This was not THE dumbest, but until a few days ago I was very mixed up on the distinction between Tonkatsu and Tonkotsu.

That your belly button was made by the doctor tying your umbilical cord like a balloon knot.

That if you made a ugly face (usually when teasing my sister) and someone patted you on the back your face would be stuck like that forever. Good one Mom.

When I was REALLY young I used to think the world used to be black & white, because all old pictures were in black & white.

Shutup I was a kid!!

My 6 year old son currently believes this and always calls it "back then."

India was a continent......still kills me...

India pre-1947 was called sub-continent

My husband's first job after coming to the US was a Radio Shack. The intelligence of the some of the people that came in was, uhh - really no words to describe. My husband would tell them he's from Bombay and they would have no clue where that is. He later would then take their trip and tell them, "It's the 51st state that US just acquired. Didn't you hear about it??" The scary part ... they would believe it every time.

I love my country, but have to say I am quite embarrassed by the intelligence of many of us. :noway:

I once cried at the store because my mom was buying Aunt Jemima Syrup. I was scared that the bottle would come to life on our table and start talking just like it did on the tv commercials.

Aw. Poor kid. :frown:

I believed there was a werewolf living under our basement stairs, so I ran up and down them super fast so he couldn't grab my feet. Open backed stairs :noway: terrifying.

Also, if you swallowed bubblegum, your bum would stick shut and you wouldn't be able to poop. Thanks, Grandpa.

OMGSH ME TOO!!! but not a werewolf....idk what but i was so afraid once i turned that light off something was gonna get me if i didnt fly up those stairs and get into a room lol....if i watch a scary movie when my husbands not home i still fly up the stairs lol

I was pretty much convinced that there was a monster under my parents bed. So in the middle of the night, if I had to talk to my mum, I would be at least 2 feet away from the bed and lean forward allowing my hands to drop on the side of the bed and having the capability to whisper for her to wake up. I also believed the monster disappeared once mom was awake.

When I would get those little ulcers on my tongue from acidic food, my mom called them "lie bumps" and said I had been lying too much. I believed that one for a long time.

Also, when I was a kid there was this old lady at my church that was missing her middle finger. I asked my mom what happened and she said the lady flipped someone the bird and they cut her finger off. BWAHAHAHA! I was horrified. I later found out she lost it in a incident where a log fell on it.

Thank mom!

Men

When I was a child I believed no one could see me if I hid my head under the blanket.