my older sister told me that if you accidentally swallowed chewing gum it wandered around inside you and could get tangled all round your ribs and suffocate you. I still don't chew gum!

Lorna

I used to believe that chewing gum was made from horses' hooves and if you swallowed it, it would wind around your heart. My mothr told me this

Bill Lear, age 85

When I was a kid, my grandmother told me that if I swallowed gum it would stick to my insides. From this I got the impression that my abdomen was hollow, sort of like the Tin Man's torso, and that when I swallowed gum it would stick to the inner walls, leaving them blotched like a gum-covered sidewalk. (And no, I don't remember what I thought happened to the food I ate.)

Tullia

when i was 5 my sister used to tell me if i got chewing gum stuck on my self it would stay there forever i never ate chewing gum again till i was 6 and a half

jake

I thought that if you fell asleep with gum in your mouth you would die so you had to stick it to your head board or whatever for the next day. And if you did that it would taste even better too.

Sara

When i was wee my brother told me if i swallowed chuggy, when i went to the toilet i would blow a big bubble out of my bum float out over the neighbourhood and all my fiends would laugh - believe i did not laugh!!! Bearing in mind that my brother also made drink his urine mixed with "no more tears" shampoo, i sometimes wonder what he is doing today!!

Di

I used to chew gum when i was sleeping,and it was still inside my mouth.
My mum said that if i swallowed the gum ,it would stick to my stomach and I would have a stomachache.

Chrono

THAT CHEWING GUM STICKS TO YOUR GUTS
I GOT BEAT UP AFTER TELLING SOME1 THIS WHEN I WAS 7

JOE SCHMO

I used to believe that if you swallowed gum it would stick to your heart, and this huge pile of gum would eventually just stay there.
And I also used to believe that if i swallowed gum, someone told me it wouldn't dissolve in my stomach for 7 yers.

deborah

OK!!! so when I swallowed my 1st peice of gum i was TERRIFIED because I thought it would come out the same way it was when i swallowed it like gushy and crap! i was scared. So then I thought that whenever you swallowed a peice of gum u would poop it out and it would be all gushy and chewed on. It was pretty nasty but then I asked my sister about it and she said no it stays in ur stomach for 7 years then I started to believe that.
NOW i dont know what 2 believe in anymore.
Bye PEACE OUT HOMIES!!! LOL!!!!! BYE [3

I dont believe this anymore =)

i didn't taste gum till i was 7 and my brother till he was 10 (we're 3 yrs apart). so when my dad brought us some gum after work one day, my brother and i were AMAZED. "what is this new type of candy??" "it's amazing" .we would stick it on walls and on doors.
AMAZING

Maria

My mom made me believe that when u swallowed ur chewing gum, it would get all sticky, and stick in your intestines

Ben

I believed for the longest time, that if you swallowed chewing gum it would stick to your insides.

laf

i was sitting in my P.E lesson and a girl started getting told off for chewing gum. immediately i realised that i was chewing gum too, and as i didnt want to get told off, i decided to swallow my gum. my friend then turned to me and said: "dont swallow your chewing gum, it will rap around your heart." to this day, whenever i think about that i laugh.

han:span

My sister always pronounced - and spelled - chewing gum that way: jewing gum. She obviously thought it was a Jewish invention. Well, maybe it is???

Marion Schimmelpfennig

I used to believe that if you swallowed chewing gum it would stay in your stomach for 7 years, because chewing gum is impossible to digest. I still don't know whether or not this is ture.

Anon

I used to belive that if you swalled
chewing gum that moles would cover your whole body.well affter 2 days I had 4 moles on my arm! well affter 2 weeks no more moles so I stoped beliving that.

how stupid was I

i used to believe some even say i still do but they don't know do they!! that if i chewed chewing gum for a hard core 162 days i'd actually turn into a hubba bubba! i know tell me about it life on the shelves in the corner shop sure is strenuous.

hig

I used to belive that if you swalloed gum you would grow a watermelon inside of you but now i know it is not true.

christy

I was told that if you swallowed a piece of gum, it would stay in your stomach for 7 years.

katie