my mom used to tell me if i made a silly face at my sister that it would stick and i'd look like that forever. so one day i was goofing off with my sister when my face 'stuck' and i went around the house with googlie eyes and my tougne sticking out and showed my mom. boy was she scared when i told her i was stuck like that.
A childhood belief about appearance
others believed things like this
- If you pull a funny face, the wind will blow and it will get stuck.Anon
- My mom always told me if I made an ugly face it would stay that way forever.Anon
- My sister used to believe if you stuck a Q-Tip in one of her ears her brain would pop out the other ear. — Mr.McMelon
- that if you stuck out your tongue at your mother, your hand would stick up out of the grave when you died.— Elaine. London
- I used to believe that if the wind changed when you were pulling your face that you would stick like that— Farino
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL