As a child I loved pepperoni. My dad told me that if I ate the skin on pepperoni my toes would turn red. I completely trusted he was telling me the truth and was very careful not to eat the skin.
A childhood belief about dangerous food
others believed things like this
- When I was Little, I thought a Pizza Pie was Tomatoe sauce, cheese, and Pepperoni inside of a pie crust....— LarLar
- In 'Call Me Maybe', I misheard 'Ripped jeans skin' as 'Rich cheese skin'. — Carly Rae Cheddar
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- I used to believe that if you ate too many carrots your skin and hair would turn orange. — Mariah
- I used to believe that if you drank coffee before you were an adult, your skin would turn gray. Anon
- if you drank coffee before your 16th birthday, your skin will turn purple.Anon