I have blogged about this pet peeve of mine before, but it was many moons ago when I first started writing about random stuff on my MySpace blog and I am too lazy to go and try to find it now. Then why am I blogging about it again? Because I was harshly reminded today while driving that these people do still exist. Mainly, these *men* still exist. Yes folks, there are grown men who pick their nose and then eat it…yes, that’s right, I said eat it. A few years ago, I had about a week-long period where all of a sudden everywhere I turned while driving, were these men (yes they were *always* men) sitting in the *safety zone* of their cars (dude we can see you in there) and picking their noses and then eating it. *shudders*
Now let me just say this…I am not one of those girls who is afraid of bodily functions…I am not a germaphobe or anything like that. I mean honestly, I can deal with someone picking their nose. I think it is stupid to do it in your car, but whatever. Sometimes its just gotta be done. But eating it? Ummmm NO! That is unbelievably disgusting….*gags*. And in public? WTF? And guess what….these aren’t like gross guys I saw on Skid Row….during this week period where I all of a sudden saw about 8 guys do this, it was when I lived and worked in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area…one of the nicest areas of L.A….these were men in Land Rovers and BMWs and three-piece-suits.
I had all but forgotten this nasty habit that men seem to want to show me until today, when a man in his car behind me was fully doing it for the world to see…it was like a train wreck…I could not stop watching him in my rearview mirror. Whenever I see this I am just always so amazed. I just cannot believe it is really happening, you know?
The guys who do this always have this similar move…this hooking action with their pinky finger right into their mouth. This is the only thing that somewhat redeems this nasty habit to me because it seems very unconscious and automatic…like it is some anxiety-reducing habit they picked up as little boys. So all you moms out there….stop your little boys from doing this while you still can.
These are men that we all deal with on a daily basis…they are our lawyers, doctors, and god forbid….our spouses! Well I know for sure that my boyfriend does not have this disgusting habit, thank goodness. The only weird thing he does unconsciously is fold his lower lip over his top one making him look like an old man….yeah, I have it good.
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Oh bull he does it too! lolololol He just hides it well. I thought of the scene in Caddyshack where they caddies are all betting whether or not Spaulding first is going to pick his nose, and then second if he is going to eat it. He, of course, does both…
Look at it as a snack for later.
I once saw a GIRL doing this – on a double decker bus in London. She was sitting right NEXT to her boyfriend, but he was on the cell phone not paying attention to her… and while I watched for about 10 minutes straight – she must have been really clogged up – she steadily picked her nose and ate everything she pulled out! It was like a train wreck or an eclipse… completely amazing and I still get nauseated thinking about it.
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