My grandpa always used to tell me that his friend Georgie lived inside of his belly button. I tried to find George in my belly button, but gave up. I figured only grandpas has Georges in their belly buttons.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- I used to believe that belly button lint came from the *inside*. Why else would it always be the same color?Anon
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- My younger sister used to believe that in everybody's belly button there lived a family of squirrels.— Sophie
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana