My mother always use to tell me and my brother when we were kids, "Don't do anything bad, or i'll get the screw driver. You know what happens after that? I'm going to unscrew your belly button and your butt will fall off." So I tried my best to be a good girl (never was of course) and so did my brother. To her knowledge, her theory worked, until my brother got into trouble and she said that line. He gave her a look and said, "Not-uh! 'cuz I tried that and it didn't work!"

Rita

When i was a kid I always played with my belly button... my Mum told me to stop playing with it or else it would unscrew and my Bum would drop off! So I left the fluff alone!

Orson Cornick

This doesn't really fit into any of the bad habit categories, but I've got to confess.

I used to have a habit of picking the fluff out of my belly button whilst sitting watching TV.
My mum tried to deter me from this practise by telling me that if my constant fidgiting made my belly button loose, my bum would fall off.
All this succeeded in doing was keeping me rooted to the couch in fear that if I stood up, I may well leave my bum behind.

Ross

MY ex-girlfriend used to play with her belly button when she was younger...her mother told her that if u play with ur belly button ur bum will drop off. She still believes it to this day, you cant put ur finger near her belly with out her freaking out!

Rocking Rambo

i used to think if i unscrewed my belly button my ass wud fall off

Keith Duffel

When I was a kid I used to play with my belly button all the time. Until the day my mum told me that if I kept playing with it, I would undo it and my arse would fall off.

Lee

i used to believe that if i unscrewed my belly button my but would fall off

kristin

My aunt had told me when I was about 5 or 6 that if you pressed your belly button your butt would fall off! I was terrified for years of anybody getting near my stomach.

Erin

my dad used to tell me if i touched my belly button my bum would drop off, and i believed him

Anon

I have a sticky out belly button and was always fiddling with it when I was young until my dad told me that if you pulled your belly button out your bum would fall off!

Pamela

When I was little I had a fascination with my belly-button, but stopped when my mum told me if i didn't leave my belly-button alone, my bum would fall off.

ruth

My parents always told me NEVER to play with my belly button or my bum would fall off. To this day I cant bear my belly button being touched.. although I am pretty sure my bum wont fall off now.

Alex

An auntie used to tell use that if we played with our belly buttons too much are bums would fall off. This was because she didn't like belly buttons and thought it would stop us from playing with them. I don't think it did much good though.

ginge

if you fiddle to much with your belly button your bum falls off.

hey bush

I used to believe if you played with your belly button your bum would fall off!

George H

I was told when young that if i kept poking my bellybutton my bum would drop off.

vicky

My parernts told all us kids that the belly button was a keyhole and if we found the right key and turned it, our bums would drop off. For years we all tried every different key we came across with no success. Now my own children are searching for that elusive key!

My mother also told me that while you were waiting to find the right key, you could use your belly button to hold salt or tomato sauce to dip your fries into.

Debbie

I always beleived that your tummybutton held your bum on. My dad told me if you undid the knot your bum would fall of. Sure stopped me from playing with my tummybutton but put me into a panic if I saw other kids playing with theirs.

chloe

I used to believe that if you intied your belly button then your bum would fall down!!!

The Hood

when i was young i was told that if i played with or turned my belly button that my bum would fall off

lee hull