Let’s face it, there’s a lot going on in the nose area:
1. Breathing: You might have figured it out by now, but breathing is pretty high up there on the Reasons Your Nose Exists list, together with smelling stuff and holding up your glasses. Yes, your nostrils provide safe transport for air to keep rushing buckets of oxygen to the eternal flame that is your lungs. The job’s so important they installed a backup nostril for cold and allergy season, and even hooked all the breathing plumbing up to your mouth too, so you’re double backed up.
2. Nose Hairs: It’s like Superman’s Fortress of Solitude in your nose, except instead of ice crystals shooting jaggedly in all directions, nose hairs. Think of nose hairs as the first defense against all the nasty dirt, dust, and bugs flying around from entering your respiratory system. Yes, these are the Nose Hair Knights guarding the Nasal Passage Drawbridge to the Castle of Your Lungs.
3. Nasal Mucus: The nasal mucus is the second line of defense after your nose hairs. If a piece of flying dirt manages to deke out your nosehairs, there’s a decent chance it won’t get past The Slime in your nose. Nasal mucus, or The Slime, traps and unceremoniously drowns intruders to your body. This really exhausts nasal mucus, so when it gets loaded up with gunk it usually dries into crispy boogers. And this all happens without you even having to lift a finger. Folks, it may be disgusting, but this is The Magic of Your Body.
Anyway, picking these dried crispies out of your nose is a very natural thing. Plus, it clears up your airways, shows the airborne particulate who’s boss, and feels like a million bucks.
Just pop your finger right on up there, making sure to aim your eyes up to the left and curl your tongue onto your upper lip like you’re deep in thought, and then swivel and curl your finger in a variety of directions to pull it out. Don’t be embarrassed. We are pro bringing nose-picking out of the closet here. It is a natural thing that we were born to do. Just look at babies with their fingers wedged right up there with no shame for hours on end. It’s like I always say: We can learn much from the baby.
If you’re a little put off, think of picking your nose like cleaning out the hair trap in your shower. Sure, it’s gross and disgusting, sure, you should probably wash your hands afterwards, and sure, you should do it before company comes over. But let’s make one thing clear: that trap serves a valuable purpose by preventing hair from clogging up your pipes and getting your system all gummed up. Same thing with your nose. It provides a valuable purpose, and you should let it keep doing what it’s doing by giving it a little swirl every now and then, tidy things up a bit, reboot the system, you know. It’s not nose-picking so much as nose-maintenance. Remember that.
If you’re on my side here and you believe in the wonder of nose picking to help get the job done, then stand up and proudly declare yourself a rhinotillexomaniac. I just learned that rhino means nose, tillex means pick at, and mania means obsessed with. Maybe even try it on a business card to sound like you’re a lofty political official of a tiny, far-away land. “Vice President of Rhinotillexomania.”
Last thing: According to an anonymous survey by the University of Wisconsin 91% of adults say they pick their nose but only 49% believe it to be a common habit. Let’s hold hands here today and proudly shatter that misconception. Yes, you pick your nose. And yes…everyone else does, too.
AWESOME!
I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again:
Gross.
:P
I caught my 18 month old son picking his nose the other day. He’s awful young to be doing it now. It was funny and oddly cute. I shoulda got a picture.
Also caught my boss picking his nose not too long ago. I now knock on the doorframe before peeking my head in.
We just broke my 2 year-old daughter of eating her boogers. Now she picks them and hands them to me. Motherly love knows no boundaries!
Sara, that is disgustingly adorable.
:)
lollolololololololololol and i am going 2 end this off with a :)
So, I’m not alone.
You, me, and The Queen.
You build a pretty solid case for the defense Neil. As long as disposed of properly, ie not on a bus seat, I say go for the gold! or Golden green!
One of the main reasons I have tinted windows in the car – so I can pick my nose going down the road. :)
Such a smart idea!
Why fight it. I’m sure we have all done it sometime in our AWESOME lives!!!
Aye, it be kinda gross. However, it does really feel like a million bucks. And then I can finally breathe. Ahhhh. Anyway, I always wash my hands after doing this. Safety first, kids.
Reblogged this on Kim's What's Up and commented:
I wanted to find something light and humorous to add to my blog. I really like this blog, and have decided to reblog articles from this every so often.
Last time around, I wrote a mini-book, but for today, I’m on catch up so will just say this:
“You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friends nose!” (unless of course they are in a body cast & ask you to:)
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