I thought when you chew gum and you swallot it you would choke and die o_o

Courtney

My Nan told us if we swallowed chewing gum it would wrap itself around my wind pipe and kill me

susan

my mum used to tell me that if I was to swallow chewing gum, it would wrap around the insides of my stomach and I would choke.

kroliner

I used to believe that if I swallowed chewing gum, it would wrap around my heart and strangle me

"Tusitala"

My mum explained to me that it wasn't healthy to swallow chewing gum.When I understood that I should never swallow it,ever,I became terrified that it would turn into a gum monster in my tummy.
Hehe,I don't swallow it now...

Gatita Rabiosa/Cat With Rabies

When I was small, I thought if you swallowed gum it just fell down and stuck to one of your lungs. I was not the brightest when it came to the inside of humans' bodies.

I grew out of this belief at age 8.

CLB

that if you swallowed gum id would get stuck in your stomach and more food would pile up and then youd die!!!
then i learned how to use a computer and things changed...

Anon

I used to believe if you swallowed chewing gum it would strangle your guts and kill you!

David

When I was little my older sister told me if you swallowed chewing gum it would wind itself around your heart and stop it beating.

Clare

When I was very young my mother told me that if I swallowed a piece of gum it would stick to my heart and make it stop beating. Needless to say, to this day my gum always ends up in the trash.

Jason

As a child I was told that if I swallowed chewing gum it would stick to my ribs and I wouldn´t be able to breath and die. I guess that's why there is so much chewing gum stuck under school desks!

Joanne

My parents told me that if I swallowed chewing gum it would wrap around my heart and windpipe and choke me :-(

Boooooooots

when i was young my neighbors informed me if you swallowed gum, it was stuck in your *lungs* for the rest of your life, which i believed for some time

Anon

I used to believe that if you swollowed you gum, that it would stick to your heart and then you'll die.

Ebony

When i was little i used to think if you swallowed your gum it would swell up in your throat you would choke and die now i still have a tough time swallowing my gum in class so i wont get caught.

autumn

When i was younger I was told that if you swallowed chewing gum that it would wrap aroung your wind pipe and choke you. I know its not true but even now at 31 im actually chewing gum as i write this article, i cant swallow the gum.

Simon H

I used to think that when u swallowed gum it would get stuck to ur heart n u wud have a heart attack. i kno thats not tru now but i still dun like to swallow gum

Anon

I WAS TOLD THAT OF YOU SWALLOWED GUM, IT WOULD WRAP AROUND YOUR HEART AND KILL YOU

MELISSA

I used to believe that if u swallowed chewing gum it would wrap around your heart and squeeze you to death

Mattio

Swallowing chewing gum = choking

Kitty Lover