What stupid thing did you believe?

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For a long time, I honestly believed money laundering was literally washing money in a washing machine and I wondered why it was so bad

“I thought that every time I saw a To Let sign out and about they were trying to say Toilet”

Same!

@husbandcallsmepickle is that not the case?!

I thought 'No Vacancies' meant no jobs available

@LumpyandBumps

I used to think that the Guide Dog made the decision when to cross the road. Oh dear!

Brilliant

Oh my god I thought a shed load was also just a large amount that would probably fill a shed.
Even reading this post about it here, I was thinking Yeah but it's two separate phrases isn't it... The first is 'lots of stuff that would fill up a shed' and the second is what you might hear in a traffic news item - 'a lorry has shed its load...'
I have literally just had to talk myself into hearing the same phrase.

I blame the heavy stress on the 'shed' when saying "Oh I have a shed load of that at home."
I now think it should be "Oh I have an absolute shed load of that at home" and will be saying it thus henceforth!

I also thought the Cold War was because of it being in Russia and when we were watching a documentary once, asked my DH (in my 30s!) how on earth Cuba was involved in the Cold War on account of it being a warm country.

I always knew what an actual shed load (on a road) was, but I've just had a light bulb moment about it being used to mean 'a large amount of'.

I've always said it with the emphasis on 'shed', but now I think it should maybe be on 'load' and ive been being noticeably thick

Oh, x post @DontBuyANewMumCashmere - at least I'm not the only one!!

Does the guide dog not make the decision to cross the road? 😂🙈

@BillyJoe111

I was a kid when the channel tunnel was being built.

I honestly envisaged it to be a big pipe sat on the floor of the English channel.

I didn’t realise the World Trade centre was two buildings. I was very confused when I saw on the news the lane going into the second tower (no excuse for that, I was 21).

YY to cold war - called that because Russia is cold.

So what actually is the channel tunnel if its not a pipe on the floor....

Asking for a friend

It's a pipe -tunnel- under the floor

@MintyGreenDream

That bin men only work one day a week

This is so true😂 feels like this when you only put your own bins out at kerbside once a week 🤣

@Bigassbeebuzzbuzz

I used to think the wombles lived on the Wimbledon tennis court until I was well into adulthood. My dad used to tell me if I looked closely ide see the ball boys picking up wombles instead of tennis balls.

Oh how I wish this were true, how lovely! I miss the Wombles. My children don’t like the sound of them - I must find an episode on YouTube and show them what they’ve missed.

Loving this thread btw. Really cheering me up😃

[quote AWiseWomanOnceSaidFuckThisShit]@mydogwillow eh?? It is? [/quote]
Think it should be Porta - kabin?

I was saying it as Port aka bin

When I was little I used to be surprised at all the swearing on the turkeys in the freezer aisle.Ready basted.

@BillyJoe111

I was a kid when the channel tunnel was being built.

I honestly envisaged it to be a big pipe sat on the floor of the English channel.

I didn’t realise the World Trade centre was two buildings. I was very confused when I saw on the news the lane going into the second tower (no excuse for that, I was 21).

YY to cold war - called that because Russia is cold.

I also thought that about the channel tunnel

When I was little I went on a school trip to a farm. While there a cow licked me, so I went home and announced to my mum I was becoming vegetarian because the cow kissed me.
She told me only naughty cows get turned into burgers. I believed her for more years than I care to admit.

@Moonflower12

Why was it called the Cold War? Until about 2 minutes ago I thought it was because Russia was cold...

Also thought that.

That cows naturally produce milk, not that they needed to be pregnant and have offspring

@Skintywint

I know Jason Manford has done this in his routine so maybe it's just a manc thing we were all lead to believe but I was honestly brought up thinking the ice cream van only played his music when it had run out of ice cream. Our local one used to do snacks and single fags too, so the queue of people was easily explained away by my parents.

DH got told the ice cream van story growing up from his Dad. He actually believed they did run out of ice cream 🤣

My sister thought that re pointing brick work, was making the corners pointy again.

@AWiseWomanOnceSaidFuckThisShit

Fuck me, this thread has made me realise I'm thick as fuck!!! Out of interest can I please ask something I've always been scared to ask...

The big fuel tanks that deliver petrol to petrol stations. Who fills up THEIR tank? Do they even have a tank? Or do they just use the petrol they're carrying?

Presumably with the diesel pumps in the Depot before they leave just like any other Truck driver does before delivering

@StopThrowingCitrusFruitFFS

Thank you! And well done

The other week myself and DP were talking to DD about history. I was shocked to discover that certain things and people were before Jesus Christ was born. I thought he was one of the first people