One of my uncles told me that fat people got that way by swallowing watermelon seeds. So every time I swallowed one I was terrified. Another uncle (yeah, great ones I have) told me that you got fat by swallowing gum, because it would blow into a bubble in your stomach. Needless to say, I was very careful when I chewed gum.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they would dance around in your stomach at night.— jaalyn
- My mom used to tell me that if I swallowed my gum when I farted, I would blow a bubble out of my butt.— bubblebutt
- I used to believe that if you swallowed chewing gum, when you farted, you would blow a bubble out your butt.— Bubble Butt
- i used to belive if you swallowed gum and then farted, you would blow a gum bubble with your butt.Anon
- I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, I would get pregnantAnon
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie