My friend Becca believed that if you held your breath for long enough, the pores on your forehead opened up to allow you to breathe - she nearly passed out!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- I used to think that if you held a turd in for more than an hour it would give you bad breath— phil
- I used to dream that if I held my breath, I could swim through the air for brief amounts of time— Adam
- I held my breath near cemeteries because I thought it would be rude to inhale spirits. Anon
- I once told a friend of mine that if you held in a smelly burp, it'd turn into a fart. She believed me.Anon
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess