my mother told me that if i made funny faces and some one smacked me on the back i would stay looking like that
i finally asked someone to smack me
after a few tries i realized it my face wasn't changing
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- My mom always told me if I made an ugly face it would stay that way forever.Anon
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- i used to believe the news readers on TV could see us and i'd make funny faces to try to "distract" themAnon
- If you pull a funny face, the wind will blow and it will get stuck.Anon
- I once asked my dad why Pugs had flat faces. He responded "because they ran into a wall"...— Kristy
- My little brother once asked my mother when we past a couple of factories.. if the factories made clouds— nicky