What We Thought When We Were Young

I was thinking about some stuff that I used to think when I was younger that was wrong. Here are some things that people thought when we were kids:

Z:
1) I used to wonder why tvs had numbers on their dials other than 2, 5, 7, 9, and 32 because those were the only channels we got when I was a kid.
2) I used to think that having a domain name meant having your own server that cost like $10,000.
3) I thought that Boy George was really a girl.
4) I used to think that the expression "intents and purposes" was "intensive purposes"

Barb
When i was young my mom would write a check at the grocery store for over the amount and get cash back. so one day, she said she needed money and i said she could go to the grocery store and get money there!

Shea:
I used to wonder what the word “hors d'oeuvres” meant and wonder how you spelled “orderves”.

Uncle Louie
Why was the 0 on a telephone all the way at the end of the dial to get the operator. That's when they had dial phones. You had to put your finger in the little hole and pull the dial all the way around. He thought it took too long especially if it was an emergency. That was also before 911. Then he says why is it 911 and not 111. But it's push button today. Leave it to the retired phone man to come up with this one.

Aunt Helen
1) How come I couldn't play baseball and have a uniform like all the friends I had. They were all boys as I was a tom boy. They always let me play when it wasn't a real game. I was better than some of the boys too. No mixed teams back in the day. Actually no teams at all for girls. So glad that has changed.

2) In Church when we sang the hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy" I thought the line was "God in three purses, blessed trinity." It was "God in three persons." I couldn't figure out what kind of purse would be big enough for god to fit into. I think I was four years old.

Aunt Isobel
The only thing I can think of was the time I stole a brooch from a friend's house. I was about 8 years old at the time. My crime came out when I wore it on my blouse down to supper that day and Mom asked ,"Where did you get that?" When I told her ,I had to return it right away to the girl's house. It was the worst day of my young life. Then they said that if it happened again and the police found out ,my dad would go to jail! Well I believed her and I would say that since that day I have never stolen anything . Do pens from work count?

Mom
1) I used to think that fins on cars were so stupid. This was true in the 60's and 70's. What purpose did they serve? They certainly cut down on gas mileage. I remember a little boy was playing ball and ran into the back of a parked Cadillac with huge big fins--about 2' tall--he pierced an intestine and died.
2) When you bought a record album in the 60's or 70's, the plastic wrap was placed so very tight--you had to almost have a razor blade to open it. However, as I think about it, kind of like how things are packaged now with shrink wrap.
3) I used to think why did they put egg compartments on the inner doors of refrigerators? I have read time and time again that that is the last place you should store eggs as the temperature there isn't cold enough. They should be put on the lower shelf in the refrigerator, not the door. So--why did they put those trays on the door? Guess they had to use the space for something.

Katy
I used to think that gum was free. This was an unfortunate since it was really embarassing when I got caught taking it from the store!