In old west lore, Billy the Kid was called 'buck toothed'. I thought this was because he sucked his thumb.
A childhood belief about sucking my thumb
others believed things like this
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- i thought that if you sucked yerr thumb long enough it would turn green. dont ask why! — jordan
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- My mom used to tell me that if I sucked my thumb, my teeth would get so bent up, they would all fall out— I dont suck my thumb anymore
- that there was a sharp toothed snail inside my nose, waiting to bite my finger off— diana
- I used to think Billy Idols "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date" : - )— Shay