I used to think that if I farted when no one was around, I could repeat the phrase "excuse me" several times, each time using a different voice or tone, and that would make the smell disappear.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when I farted, i could smell up all the stench before anyone else could smell it.— Tim
- If I had bad gas I would sometimes start to run as I farted to escape the smell. It didn't always work.— Sammy
- That only men farted. I literally started sobbing the first time I realized I farted.Anon
- When I was little, I thought that bug spray would make bugs explode and disappear. Anon
- i used to believe that every time i farted i was being jet propelled.— chuckipoo
- when i was little i used to beleive that if i coughed, sneezed and farted at the same time i would blow up— fart