my dad used to tell me that if i was bad he would unscrew my bellybutton and my legs would fall off.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- That if you fiddled with your bellybutton it would unscrew your bum and it would fall off— Sundaeg1rl
- someone could unscrew my belly button, and if they did, my head would fall offAnon
- My uncle told me if you twist your bellybutton, your bum will fall off, I was terrified!— little2ft
- i used to believe that when you did the splits your legs would fall off.Anon
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- If you unscrew your naval, your bum falls off... :(— DJ faceplant