My Opa (grandfather) used to threaten me with two things: unscrewing my nipples, which would make my arms fall off, and unscrewing my belly button, which would make my bottom fall off. Of course, I was terrified! :)
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann
- i was told that if you fiddled with your belly-button too much, my bum would fall off.Anon
- someone could unscrew my belly button, and if they did, my head would fall offAnon
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- I used to believe that if your belly button came undone your skin would fall off! Anon
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby