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Did you pick your nose? Did you stop picking your nose?

How did you do it?

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago

sometimes it becomes so itchy from allergies, im forced to do it.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 hours ago

Just wash your hands after you do it and don't do it in public.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Pretty sure it was teenage insecurity. Who would ever love a nose-picker? Little did I know...

Cool that I'm one of the few that don't now, though.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Just give them jalapeños. Have them play with the "fruit" for as long as they want.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

I did this by accident once with chillies. Some mates and I deseeded hundreds of chillies from a chilli plant with our fingers.

Obviously we had no idea what we were doing and we paid for it in pain anywhere we touched with our hands.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

That's the neat part...

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bruh literally everyone does it. Just wash your hands after.

[–] piecat@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

before is the really important one

[–] Genjar@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Dealing with nasal vestibulitis right now, not sure from over picking or dealing with being sick 24/7 from my daughters daycare. Took a while to figure out what was wrong with my nose. Hopefully wont be picking it much after that!

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago

Hope whatever it is that you're feeling better soon.

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Less cocaine

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

How else would you get rid of those cocain crusts. A clean nose is a happy nose.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago

There are two types of people in the world:

  • Nose Pickers
  • Liars
[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

That's my secret. I haven't.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago
[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stop? Why? Sometimes you gotta clean your nose and evolution has given you 8 great tools to do that.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (6 children)

How do you pick your nose with your thumb?

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

You're thinking of penis again

With lots of enthusiasm.

You can get some low hanging fruit.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

How big are your thumbs?

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nahman.

Following text is very disgusting! Do NOT read if you‘re eating or want to eat!

Tap for spoilerBest feeling when you got a 4 inch long slimy boy with some blood clots in it at a single pull and when you can feel it moving in your head. And the smelling in 4KUHD afterwards 👌

I warned you.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yuck!

More spoilerBut thanks for the reminder. It almost makes me want to break my nose to chase the feeling.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

never stopped! but i do avoid doing it in public

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 2 days ago

I was literally picking my nose when I saw this! 😭

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago
[–] andybytes@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago

I just now don't eat my boogers. I am miner though. Like poops I sometimes observe each specimen.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

I'm fine with people picking their noses. But we can't be friends if you're eating it, sorry!

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago

I just got stealthier at it

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She stopped returning my calls because she caught me in a pick at a light.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

anything to do with the nose disgusts me for some reason if i touch it i gotta go wash my hands

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

even the outside?

for the inside I don't think it's a problem, it's hygienic

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My younger sister had this issue! (and would also sometimes eat it 🤢). Did it until her first year of high school.

My mom borrowed a microscope for our schooling, and my little sister had the funny idea to put a booger on a slide to take a look.

We both looked and were absolutely horrified at what we saw that day. Never saw her pick her nose ever again.

I once read that humans pick by nature because the sinuses are a filter, and then the tonsils can sample that filter for germs to strengthen itself without getting fully sick.

I am not a nosepicking scientist tho so idk, take it with a grain of booger

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't leaving it in the nose even worse? 😱

Use a tissue, my dude.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You can get a nail polish like thing that tastes gross (but is non-toxic) to stop the habit of absent mindedly picking

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought those were to stop you from biting your nails not picking your nose.

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