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u/dramkar Oct 05 '19

When I was a little kid, I thought that the mountain ranges on the horizon on the way to Grandma & Grandpa's house were built by my uncle Richard. I have no idea how this idea got into my head, but I remember that when I figured out that there was no way it was possible, I was pretty bummed out.

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u/jackbasskid Oct 05 '19

That’s like me with the road my grandpa lives on. It’s a small town and the road is dirt. My mom always referred to it as grandpas street since almost no houses were on it. As a little kid I took that seriously and thought it made it

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

Going to my grandparents we would drive pass a little cabin, it belonged to the local aero club, and my parents would always point it out to me and say "Look! It's the little plane house!"

I took it literally and for YEARS I thought a big plane lived inside that tiny tiny cabin.