My sister used to belive that if anyone around her just happened to say ickstam nemoiy sha-la-la (what an odd thing to say), it would cause her to fart.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- I used to belive that, if you swallowed your chewing gum, you'd fart bubbles...— Heidi, Pittsburgh, PA
- i used to belive life had already happened... i was just watching my judgement— jmsiona
- I used to belive that my mum and dad lived together cause they were brother and sister— Corin
- I used to believe if you fart hard enough you can fly— Bob
- I used to believe that when you fart, your tummy was breathing!— Nicholas Orsmond
- i used to believe that if i swallowed gum i would fart a bubble— jeremy