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**Yogi** · 07-01-2004, 12:49 PM

I know many of you will have a hard time talking about this subject, but as you

all might know, there is no limit to Yogi's .....................Nose?????

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Anything to break this taboo is welcome:pictures, stories,culinairy ideas,

tools, tips on losing yournosepicking shyness, touristictips, best nosepicking sites,

animatons,movies. But please keep the boardrules in mind!!!!

YoDig

**Yogi** · 07-01-2004, 12:54 PM

Now I'm sure that we all know how one goes about picking their nose, so we can skip the step-by-step instructions.

We've all caught someone at sometime picking their nose. Some try to do it in secret. Others do it openly without embarrassment. Maybe even you have been caught in the act.

Nose-picking is one disgusting habit and is certainly not socially acceptable. So, are these people normal?

One would guess that this is not the type of thing researched at our institutions of higher learning.

Guess again.

Believe it or not, there was a study on nose-picking published in February of 1995 in the Journal of Psychiatry. Yes, you read it right - college professors being paid the big bucks to find out who picks their nose.

Of course, scientists must give everyday things complicated scientific names. Nose-picking is a term for us common folk. Nose-picking should really be referred to as rhinotillexomania (rhino=nose, tillexis=habit of picking at something, mania=obsession with something). So, the next time that you see a person picking their nose, tell them that they are a rhinotillexomaniac.

The researchers prepared their "Rhinotillexomania Questionnaire" and randomly mailed it to 1000 residents in Dane County, Wisconsin. Each survey included a cover letter that stated "The University of Wisconsin is conducting a survey of a common but understudied habit scientifically known as 'rhinotillexomania'. Its common name is nose-picking."

Even better, the letter actually defined what nose-picking is: "Insertion of a finger (or other object) into the nose with the intention of removing dried nasal secretions." I'll bet that you already knew that.

Can you imagine getting this survey in the mail? Even with the University's seal on the stationary, one would have to wonder whether this was a joke or not.

Now for the results (assuming that they are reliable):

Of the 1000 surveys mailed out, only 254 were completed and returned to the researchers.

8.7% claim that they have never picked their nose. (In other words, they are liars or they can't remember doing it as a kid.)
91% stated that they had picked their nose in the past and were still actively practicing this habit. Yet, only 49.2% of the respondents actually thought that nose-picking was common in adults.
9.2% rate their pickin' as "more than average."
25.6% actually pick their noses daily, 22.3% do it 2 to 5 times each day, and three people admitted to doing it at least hourly.
55.5% spent 1-5 minutes, 23.5% spent 5-15 minutes, and 0.8% (2 people) spent 15-30 minutes each day cleaning their nostrils. One lone soul claims to devote over 2 hours each day to this ritual (I'm not a doctor and I can tell you that this guy definitely has rhinotillexomania).
18% reported nosebleeds, while 0.8% claimed perforation of the nasal septum from their nose-picking.
82.8% had picked their noses to "unclog the nasal passages", 66.4% had done it to relieve discomfort or itchiness, 35.7% to avoid the unsightly appearance of a booger hanging from their nose, 34.0% for personal hygiene, and 17.2% picked out of habit. 2.1% (five people) claimed to pick solely for enjoyment. To no one's surprise, one perverted person picked his/her nose for "sexual stimulation."
65.1% use their index finger, 20.2% use their pinky, and 16.4% use their thumb (must have BIG nostrils to fit a thumb in) as their instrument of choice.
Most people (90.3%) disposed of the goop in a tissue or a handkerchief, while 28.6% used the floor, and 7.6% stuck it to the furniture.
8% of the respondents actually ate the end product. In case you are thinking of trying this delicacy, the study claims that the pickings are quite tasty (salty).
So, what have we learned from this groundbreaking study?
First, we now have positive proof that picking one's nose is almost a universally practiced custom, although most won't admit to it.

Second, boogers apparently taste good, although I can guarantee to you that I will never do the taste testing to find out.

And, lastly, when researchers are devoting money and time to studying the picking habits of the United States, it comes as no surprise that we can't find a cure for cancer or HIV.
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Just so you know.........

YoDigsMore

**Yogi** · 07-01-2004, 01:05 PM

From AskAlice:

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Dear Alice,

I am an avid nose-picker. Is this bad for my nose?

-- Nosepicker

Dear Nosepicker,

Thanks for sharing. Sure, some will say, "Alice, must you post and respond to such an obscure and disgusting question?" Alice says yes, because like many other touchy topics and matters that are close to home, nose picking is a more common pastime than most folks, big and small, would like to admit. Alice bets some of you are picking and clicking right now! Besides, this act, however revolting it may seem, carries health risks that compel Alice to take a swipe at your inquiry.

Because the nose, mouth, throat, and sinuses are fertile territory for the development of infections, your picking finger can act like the Space Shuttle, delivering bacteria from a door knob or public telephone, let's say, directly into your body. (Of course, this route of transit works in the reverse direction, too.) Cuts in the nasal passage are another hazard that can result from your fingernails, whether they're well-clipped or not. Even microscopic lacerations that draw no visible blood, can open the door even wider to bacteria and infections. Avid nose-pickers, such as yourself, may see more pimples in and around the nose due to increased oil deposits from the fingers. For a very small minority of the nostril-inclined, the consequences of their behavior have been nothing to sneeze at. Alice knows of one vigorous young nose-picker who broke a blood vessel that required cauterization (a burning process that deadens tissue) to halt the bleeding that resulted. And she never picked again.

So far, Alice has focused on possible self-inflicted nose-picking consequences, but what about secondhand effects? Alice would bet that most people, even closeted nose-pickers, would not relish watching others picking, or, God forbid, dipping, sticking, or flicking. Public pickers everywhere (as well as belchers and spitters too, for that matter), keep this in mind.

As always, safer nose-picking is best done with a tissue. But if you must pick without protection: wash up, go easy, and keep it to yourself.

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Version for Jonno:

Dear Alice,

I am an avid nose-picker. Is this bad for my nose?

-- Nosepicker

Dear Nosepicker,

Thanks for sharing. Sure, some will say, "Alice, must you post and respond to such an obscure and disgusting question?" Alice says yes, because like many other touchy topics and matters that are close to home, nose picking is a more common pastime than most folks, big and small, would like to admit. Alice bets some of you are picking and clicking right now! Besides, this act, however revolting it may seem, carries health risks that compel Alice to take a swipe at your inquiry.

Because the nose, mouth, throat, and sinuses are fertile territory for the development of infections, your picking finger can act like the Space Shuttle, delivering bacteria from a door knob or public telephone, let's say, directly into your body. (Of course, this route of transit works in the reverse direction, too.) Cuts in the nasal passage are another hazard that can result from your fingernails, whether they're well-clipped or not. Even microscopic lacerations that draw no visible blood, can open the door even wider to bacteria and infections. Avid nose-pickers, such as yourself, may see more pimples in and around the nose due to increased oil deposits from the fingers. For a very small minority of the nostril-inclined, the consequences of their behavior have been nothing to sneeze at. Alice knows of one vigorous young nose-picker who broke a blood vessel that required cauterization (a burning process that deadens tissue) to halt the bleeding that resulted. And she never picked again.

So far, Alice has focused on possible self-inflicted nose-picking consequences, but what about secondhand effects? Alice would bet that most people, even closeted nose-pickers, would not relish watching others picking, or, God forbid, dipping, sticking, or flicking. Public pickers everywhere (as well as belchers and spitters too, for that matter), keep this in mind.

As always, safer nose-picking is best done with a tissue. But if you must pick without protection: wash up, go easy, and keep it to yourself.

**Mathea** · 07-01-2004, 02:16 PM

just when i was getting over being scared of you....... (119)

**bujub22** · 07-01-2004, 02:19 PM

I touch myself!

**Mathea** · 07-01-2004, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by bujub22@1 July 2004 - 14:27
I touch myself!

/me sings I dont want anybody else when i think about you i touch myself (121)

**Yogi** · 07-01-2004, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by Mathea+1 July 2004 - 16:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mathea @ 1 July 2004 - 16:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bujub22@1 July 2004 - 14:27
I touch myself!

/me sings I dont want anybody else when i think about you i touch myself (121) [/b][/quote]
Ohhh, hyo, when i pick my nose,

i start feel like rhinoceroos..........

Yoho, yahu, yaddy, yaddy, pick yi nose!!!

YoDigsevendeeper