This one is my mothers really. Her grandpa used to tell her that if she unscrewed her belly button her arms and legs would fall off. That's one of those that was so graciously past down to me. I had forgotten all about until today. I'll have to tell my daughter tommorow!
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- i was told that if you fiddled with your belly-button too much, my bum would fall off.Anon
- someone could unscrew my belly button, and if they did, my head would fall offAnon
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- I used to believe that if your belly button came undone your skin would fall off! Anon