# Are You a Popper?(that's right I Said Popper not Pepper) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406 "2001-01-04T15:38:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/1 "2001-01-04T15:38:17Z")
What do you do pop? You know fingers toes stuff like that. I pop just about everything. I pop my neck, back, knees etc. etc. Heck, I even pop my… well…er you know. Are you a popper too? If so, what do you pop? And are you worried about getting arthritis later in life or do you just not care like me? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/2 "2001-01-04T15:45:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \* > \*\*Heck, I even pop my… well…er you know. > \*\* No, I don’t know. It’d have to someplace with a joint wouldn’t it? As for me, I’m a walking bag of pops. Walking down the street, I sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies. Knuckles, back, neck, jaw (since I had my wisdom teeth out - I really should look into getting that fixed), toes, knees (involuntarily), and my shoulder seems to be almost constantly out of whack or something. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/3 "2001-01-04T15:51:53Z")
I ‘pop’ my fingers and wrists all the time. I can actually pop my wrist continuously…grosses my SO out so I do it a lot 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/4 "2001-01-04T15:54:50Z")
**Mr. Frog** I think that is just a side effect of being so crunchy. But, I’m a bit of a popper myself. Hell, I could become an exotic dancer for the blind. I think I got it from my dad. I read somewhere that the noise is sinovial fluid imploding. I also read that there is no proven connection between popping your knuckles and arthritis. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/5 "2001-01-04T16:01:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \* > **Heck, I even pop my… well…er you know.** I’d never thought I would admit this to anyone but I pop there too. My wife thinks it is so freaky. ---
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/6 "2001-01-04T16:03:38Z")
> [@](#): > > I also read that there is no proven connection between popping your knuckles and arthritis. \*\* This is propably going to be the best news I have heard all day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/7 "2001-01-04T16:04:25Z")
Nope. Nothing of mine even pops. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/8 "2001-01-04T16:11:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Amp \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \* > > **Heck, I even pop my… well…er you know.** > > I’d never thought I would admit this to anyone but I pop there too. My wife thinks it is so freaky. \*\* This is apparently not that uncommon. While I can’t lay claim to this talent, I have seen an article on this phenomenon. It’s called (and I’m not making this up) “Penis Cracking.” The article had stories from guys who were “casual crackers” and from a few unfortunate souls who got up to get something, while getting amorous with their SO, and hit the bedside table. Well, the damage can be corrected with micro-surgery. It was damn uncomfortable to read. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/9 "2001-01-04T16:14:21Z")
Jaw and toes. And my thumbs often point out of joint (really grosses out my co-workers) And bubblewrap, when I can find it (my co-workers hide it on me, so I just sit and pop my thumbs until they give it to me)! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/10 "2001-01-04T16:15:51Z")
pop virgin here. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/11 "2001-01-04T16:24:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tommy the Cat \* > \*\*It was damn uncomfortable to read. \*\* Yes it was. 😃 I’d never heard of that. And I forgot about my wrist. My right wrist pops whenever I move it due to a fracture that never set properly (a drunken tae-kwon-do lesson when I was in the AF and a chunk of concrete - long story, but I never saw a doctor about it cuz I was drinking underage). ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/12 "2001-01-04T16:25:04Z")
Here is [Cecil’s take](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_305b.html) on cracking knuckles and arthritis. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/13 "2001-01-04T16:33:09Z")
I’ve been popping my knuckles since I was in the 3rd grade! I also can pop my neck, wrists, back, knees, ankles, and toes. I can also pop both of my hips out of socket (not at the same time) and pop them back in. That really grosses people out for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/14 "2001-01-04T17:09:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lolagranola \* > \*\*Nope. Nothing of mine even pops. \*\* Wait a few years. Something will. Sooner or later. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Racxhelle_ > **. I can also pop both of my hips out of socket (not at the same time) and pop them back in** And have you found this skill useful in certain situations? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/15 "2001-01-04T17:32:41Z")
Hello. My name is Gooe and I’m a popper. My ankles pop everytime I walk, it is hell trying to sneak up on someone. I can’t climb stairs without sounding like I’m about to fall apart. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/16 "2001-01-04T17:39:04Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Delta-9_\*\* > And have you found this skill useful in certain situations? \*\* Only when I want to gross someone out! It’s not beneficial (or comfortable) to have a hip out of socket during sex. :eek: I’ve tried it! ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/17 "2001-01-04T18:07:30Z")
Jaw, neck, fingers, toes, knees (sometimes; I worry about my knees), and sometimes elbows. ---
**Author:** ![WickedAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@WickedAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WickedAngel)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/18 "2001-01-04T18:25:24Z")
Shoulder, elbows, and my worst bad habit my neck. I pop it at least 5 times a day, and if given a good few hours between popping it then it’ll crack about 4-5 simultatious \>1 per vertebrae maybe?\< in each direction. Thats a total of 8-10 times in one session. I think all i really need is a good neck massage. I can pop it, and then get this huge urge to crack my neck again, but since i’ve already done it, i end up just stretching it more with no results :(. Too much stress maybe? Eh i worry about it tho…i do it toooo often. ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/19 "2001-01-04T19:15:09Z")
all finger knuckles, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, shoulder blades, back, hips, knees, ankles, toes. Damn, I’m gettin’ old. I’m a popper, he’s a popper, she’s a popper, we’re _all_ poppers. Wouldn’t you like to be a popper, too? Hey, _somebody_ had to do it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406/20 "2001-01-04T19:40:39Z")
I pop my knuckles occasionally, but the weird one I do is my nose. It pops because I broke it at a very young age and it didn’t heal “properly” (it looks fine, doesn’t hurt, and doesn’t cause any problems, who am I to complain?). Now, I’ll absent mindedly pop it in and out of place when I’m concentrating on something. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-popper-thats-right-i-said-popper-not-pepper/48406.md?page=2)