Are we still keeping up the farce that we don't pick noses? It's 2023, I think we can stop, and just be human.
Now, be clean about it, but just do it.
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2023
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There’s a saying that everyone picks their noses, but what you do with it is a measure of your character.
It depends on the booger itself. If it's a dry one, I just pinch it into a ball and flick it across the room. If it's one of those wet, sticky, semi-solid ones, I rub it between my thumb and index finger until most of the moisture is removed and the booger is determined to be flickable without being a little bastard and just sticking to one of my nails.
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You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
Or my favorite variation: You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends on the underside of the car seat.
you clearly need better friends.
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Frugal is a good character trait....
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Get a mirror that doubles as a sort of magnifier to view the area around your nose closely & carefully. You're looking for seams around the nose with which to gain leverage to gently pry off the nose to get better access to the nostrils within & beneath. Once the nose has been popped off your face, you can rinse both it and the exposed nostrils out with some warm water, which should get rid of the dry, compacted mucus.
You may want to take a soft, thin brush while you're at this for a more thorough clean. Once both the removed nose and exposed nostrils are cleared to your satisfaction, realign your nose with the seams you found at the start and gently squeeze & press your nose to reconnect it with your face. A light splash of warm water and scrub should help reseal the nose to your face and make the seams less noticeable.
Hope this helps!
This guy nose everything
Look at Mister Nose It All
Good bot
Ah, thanks, those were our predecessors. We just go by people now. Appreciated all the same though!
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Eat really spicy food
If picking works, why not pick them? Do it with a tissue if you're squeamish or can't wash your hands after.
Actually, wash your hands before you pick your nose to minimize the risk of infections, etc.
Maybe we should agree on before and after.
Do it in the shower. As a bonus, the moisture will also loosen up the booger to make it easier to remove.
Yeah, I do the vast majority of my nose cleaning in the shower. After I've been in there a bit, I generally just have to blow to get it well cleaned out and I don't usually have to blow it the rest of the day unless I breathe in a lot of dust or I'm sick.
You should improve your blowing technique, just search "how to blow better"
Some business schools even offer courses to improve your blowing, in case you plan on getting a blow job
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Here's the socially acceptable solution, even in public: you pick it with a handkerchief on your finger.
Just pick them, and wash your hands before and after. Then put your boogers in a trashcan. I always wrap a piece of toilet paper around my finger when I pick my nose.
If it's hard to get them by picking, I use pliers in front of a mirror and then put the boogers on a piece of tp which I then throw into the toilet or trash. (Remember that if you use pliers, you need to be careful so that you don't stab yourself with them. Also wash your pliers before & after.)
Please tell me “pliers” is the term for “tweezers” outside the US.
Yes, that's what I meant.
If I may dare to ask, just how fucking tenacious are your boogers my friend? Pliers? Jesus fucking Christ!
I wouldn't put toilet paper up my nose - I don't trust other toilet users to not touch the toilet roll and I don't trust the room to not have fecal particles from lidless flushing on things. I don't want tu put someone else's poo up my nose.
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I just keep a dedicated pair of pliers on a hook in the bathroom, thought this was normal?
In public, excuse yourself to the bathroom.
Once in the bathroom. Wash your face. The water in your eyes will drain to you nostrils and dislodge any boogers. It also stimulates mucous production in the rear area of the nasal cavity, which further lubes and facilitates cleaning your nose. Proceed to blow nose over the sink then dry your face. You'll have clean nasal cavities and a refreshed and cleaner appearance as a bonus.
Ffs just get a tissue and pick ur nose this is absurd
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Cat licks em out
I get everything out with my finger while in the shower. It goes down the drain, then I wash my hands and I'm done.
You don't wash the rest of your body while you shower? What an animal.
Pliers
Ok fine but snapping a stalactite off from the front of your brain is very satisfying.
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With tears, usually.
I twist a tissue into a cylinder and stuff it up there. You could also use a cotton swab.
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Neti pot/nasal rinse bottle, twice a day on the recommendation of my asthma specialist.
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I came here for answers!
It's not picking your nose if you do it in the bathroom with a tissue, you animals.
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