I used to think navel was a dirty word. Somehow thought it was where babies came from. So whenever I heard the words "navel orange" or "naval" (pertaining to the Navy) I thought people were talking dirty.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought the navel was a button to turn people off and on.
— James - when i was younger i thought ac/dc's dirty deeds (done dirt cheap), was dirty knees and the thunder cheeks.— S
- a friend thought that the song "dirty deeds done dirt cheap" was saying "dirty deeds dunderchief"— dubs
- i used to believe that playin with my navel would cause me 2 fall apart like a toy.— Brianna F.
- I used to think that my belly button was where I was once shot and that the navel was a healed up bullet hole— Tony
- When I was little, I thought that Water Towers were full of dirty laundry. Why? I dont know.Anon