My dad always used to tell me to cover my mouth when I yawned. When I asked him why, he said, "Because people can see what you had for breakfast if you don't cover your mouth." I believed that for a long time!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I was told that if one doesn't cover their mouth when yawning that their soul would escape.Anon
- I used to belive that if i put my foot in my mouth, I would get foot-and-mouth illness— Emily Sathrota
- I used to think people had a "potty mouth" if they had been drinking out of the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe, the little round bandaids, were to cover bullett holes.Anon
- I used to believe when a radio anouncement for a club said "No Cover" that meant No Clothes.— Aaron
- I used to think that jewish men wore "kippots" or "yarmulkes" to cover their bald spots..— Charlotte