We believed that if you swallowed gum it would remain in your stomach for 7 years. We also believed this to be true of swallowed finger nails, so I always imagined a place in my stomach full of chewed gum and bitten fingernails!! Glad I know now.....
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I believed the urban legend that gum stayed in your stomach for 7 years if you swallowed it.— Lindsay
- i used to believe that if i bit my fingernails then a finger would grow in my stomach— polly
- I used to believe that if I bit my finger nails, a hand would grow in my stomach. Anon
- When I was a kid I thought if I bit my finger off and swallowed it it would pop back into place— Mike
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi
- i used to believe that if i swallowed beens,,a tree would grow in my stomach :P— fatma