# 12-year-old Iraqi girl gets new nose in LA **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576 "2006-06-13T16:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/1 "2006-06-13T16:03:05Z")
Saw this headline on Yahoo News, and it is an interesting story. Reading the headline, however, I could not help but ponder that L.A. is the place to go, as there must be a vast supply of noses left over from all the nose-jobs done there. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/2 "2006-06-13T17:03:43Z")
I hope she doesnā€™t get Michael Jacksonā€™s leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/3 "2006-06-13T17:24:17Z")
I wonder if they let the girl pick her nose. Oh, that was terribleā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/4 "2006-06-13T17:33:24Z")
Would this be a bad time to plug the grand opening of my new Gently Used Appendages Factory Outlet? Weā€™ll be having buttocks, 2-for-1! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/5 "2006-06-13T17:35:05Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Would this be a bad time to plug the grand opening of my new Gently Used Appendages Factory Outlet? Weā€™ll be having buttocks, 2-for-1! [/QUOTE] Wow. What an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/6 "2006-06-13T18:05:53Z")
Maybe she has mine? I got a nose job by a doctor just outside L.A, although that was 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/7 "2006-06-13T18:16:14Z")
Something smells about this whole story. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/8 "2006-06-13T18:21:35Z")
An Iraqi girl with no nose? _How does she smell?_ ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/9 "2006-06-13T18:23:36Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Wow. What an asshole. [/QUOTE] No, sorry, the holes are extra and optional. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/10 "2006-06-13T18:26:46Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] An Iraqi girl with no nose? _How does she smell?_ [/QUOTE] Nobody nose. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/11 "2006-06-13T20:24:50Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] An Iraqi girl with no nose? _How does she smell?_ [/QUOTE] Like she needs a bath. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/12 "2006-06-13T20:25:53Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] No, sorry, the holes are extra and optional. [/QUOTE] How much for three? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/13 "2006-06-13T20:40:01Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] How much for three? [/QUOTE] I can see youā€™re a man of taste who knows what he wants in his butts. For you, ten dollars, and Iā€™ll get Erik Estrada to model them for you. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/14 "2006-06-13T21:34:46Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Would this be a bad time to plug the grand opening of my new Gently Used Appendages Factory Outlet? Weā€™ll be having buttocks, 2-for-1! [/QUOTE] No need to get cheeky. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/15 "2006-06-14T00:24:58Z")
Way to sniff out an interesting story, **KlondikeGeoff**. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/16 "2006-06-14T00:27:27Z")
[QUOTE=Jeepā€™s Phoenix] I wonder if they let the girl pick her nose. Oh, that was terribleā€¦ [/QUOTE] Well, Iā€™ve always said, ā€œItā€™s better to pick your nose than get one at random !ā€ Actually, I really _do_ say that. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/17 "2006-06-14T01:18:25Z")
[QUOTE=Cartooniverse] No need to get cheeky. [/QUOTE] Hey, cā€™mon. Iā€™ve never given anyone a bum steer. I stand behind _all_ my products! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/18 "2006-06-14T13:01:14Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Would this be a bad time to plug the grand opening of my new Gently Used Appendages Factory Outlet? Weā€™ll be having buttocks, 2-for-1! [/QUOTE] Be warned, Consumer Reports says your products are defective, they have a big crack and leak under pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/19 "2006-06-14T15:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] Be warned, Consumer Reports says your products are defective, they have a big crack and leak under pressure. [/QUOTE] You need to check the corrections in the following issue. They had confused me for Ann Coulter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576/20 "2006-06-14T16:04:57Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] I can see youā€™re a man of taste who knows what he wants in his butts. For you, ten dollars, and Iā€™ll get Erik Estrada to model them for you. [/QUOTE] Woah, partner. For that, Iā€™ll need to give you $10.87. Do you take bad checks? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-iraqi-girl-gets-new-nose-in-la/360576.md?page=2)