I was once told that there is the same amount of dirt under ones finger nails as there is on a toilet seat, so biting your nails is like licking a toilet seat. i still get this image in my mind every now and then ... strangly enough it doesnt seem to stop me
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- i was told that if i kept biting my nails i would grow hairs on my tongue i was 10 yrs old by the way— charlotte anderson
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG
- I used to think you could get pregnant by sitting on a toilet seat.— Lisa
- I used to think that boy's lifted the toilet seat to pee because their asses were too big.— sydo
- i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)— Cassandra