A teacher who was explaining evolution said, if we dont use something, eventually it will be gone. She used the pinky toe as an example, meaning it might be a vestige someday. My friend took it literally though, and proceeded to exercise her pinky toes for months so it wouldn't fall off.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- If you suck your thumb it would eventually go black, shrivel up and fall off.— Charlotte
- I used to think that the moon was fastened with something so it wouldn't fall— Kelvin
- I thought that exorcise and exercise both meant the same thing— Dobby Bob
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon
- My sister used to think that because I was 15 months older than her, I would die 15 months before her!— Nicola Braden
- My mom told me that if I picked my nose, my finger would stay there someday!!— baxter