Picking Your Nose - Love it OR Hate it (1 Viewer)

[Uncle Gizmo]

Nose-picking primates help scientists understand human behaviour

Researchers have said their findings, could shed some light on how this behaviour has evolved in certain species and whether it has a functional role.

news.sky.com

 

[NauticalGent]

Dude...trying to justify your behavior?

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Dude...trying to justify your behavior?

I am guilty!

 

[NauticalGent]

For myself, I can neither confirm nor deny...

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Picking your nose is sometimes a necessary action, particularly during the height of allergy season. Congealed mucus is no joke if you have sinus issues. It is what you do with the congelation that makes it either ho-hum or oh-yuk. (Or for the really extreme childhood cases, oh-yum!)

Just remember this old adage: You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.

I had a friend in college who used to refer to his nose-picking activities as "mining for nuggets."

Those of you who are trying to suppress a gag reflex can thank me later. I know my sense of humor is outrageous so you don't have to tell me.

 

[kevlray]

You can pick your nose. You can pick your friends. But you can't pick your friend's nose. (edited because I finally remembered the line correctly).

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

One of the side effects mentioned in the article, a positive affect is less cavities in your teeth!

I also understand that your tonsils are the first line of defence against certain illnesses. When they get inflamed, it's because they are actually combating an attack at an early stage. People that have had their tonsils removed can experience a more severe illnesses.

I wondered if the nose, in a similar vein captures viruses and the like, and ingesting them gives the defences a leg up....

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Picking your nose can lead to dementia ....

Mouse Study Suggests a Surprising Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer's

A new study has revealed a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and increasing the risk of developing dementia.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[AccessBlaster]

Did you hear about the kid who picked a 3-pound booger? The back of his head caved in.

 

[conception_native_0123]

Picking your nose can lead to dementia ....

Mouse Study Suggests a Surprising Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer's

A new study has revealed a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and increasing the risk of developing dementia.

www.sciencealert.com

i was gonna post this tony. LOL. nice news.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

But if you read the article, it was tested on mice. Obviously there is another mechanical effect here, because the image of a mouse picking its nose is just a bit much. And if you can't pick your friend's nose (as established early in this thread), do you even WANT to pick your mouse's nose?

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

mouse picking its nose

That'd be impossible!