When I was young, someone told me (probably my Mom) that if I swallowed bubble gum it would make my ribs stick together. I immediately got a mental image of two of my ribs with bubble gum sticking to both of them. The few times my children have swallowed gum, I have gotten that mental image in my head and quickly scolded them. Even though I know it doesn't stick to your ribs... right. lol.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie
- My cousin thought ribs at restaurants were people ribs.Anon
- I used to believe that if I swallowed bubble gum, a bubble gum tree would grow inside of me. — Ryan
- I thought baby back ribs were from actual babiesAnon
- I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.— Molly
- i used to believe that if i swallowed gum i would fart a bubble— jeremy