# Can everyone pick their own nose? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940 "2021-01-31T20:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/1 "2021-01-31T20:00:26Z")
Seeing my baby attempt to pick her nose (šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø) made me wonder whether some people have fingers that are too fat to fit in their own nostrils, or do the two always scale together? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/2 "2021-01-31T20:07:48Z")
Since I doubt there are many peer-reviewed studies on this, letā€™s move it from GQ to IMHO. Colibri GQ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/3 "2021-01-31T20:45:09Z")
The nose picker picks the nose of everyone who doesnā€™t pick their own nose. Does the nose picker pick their own nose? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/4 "2021-01-31T20:47:58Z")
You can pick your friends And you can pick your nose But you canā€™t pick your friendā€™s nose ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/5 "2021-01-31T20:59:43Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > But you canā€™t pick your friendā€™s nose Well, not when theyā€™re lookingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/6 "2021-01-31T22:35:46Z")
Old joke: Why do gorillas have such big nostrils? Because they have such big fingers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/7 "2021-01-31T23:02:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Since I doubt there are many peer-reviewed studies on this, letā€™s move it from GQ to IMHO > > Colibri > GQ Moderator Say what now?! > **[The Genetics of Nose-Picking - DNA Science](https://dnascience.plos.org/2016/06/23/the-genetics-of-nose-picking/)** > > Iā€™ve been bombarded lately with news releases reporting links between behavior and DNA. In simpler times, genes encoded proteins, and the actionsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/8 "2021-01-31T23:10:54Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Say what now?! Thanks for the laugh. But for those who donā€™t click on the link, the article mentions nose-picking because there are no genetic studies of it. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/9 "2021-01-31T23:41:31Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > But you canā€™t pick your friendā€™s nose Actually, I did onceā€¦ I quoted the adage afterward. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/10 "2021-02-01T04:16:27Z")
How many noses does a nose-picker know to pick if a nose-piker knows to pick noses? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/11 "2021-02-01T06:06:25Z")
Married people can always pick their noses because their finger will fit in their wedding ring and their wedding ring will fit up their nose. Why this is so still eludes me but their was [some ā€˜peer reviewedā€™ work on this subject.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-wedding-ring-up-my-nose/199505) ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/12 "2021-02-01T23:04:57Z")
If they have enough money, yes. Every plastic surgeon has a catalog, and you can pick any nose you like. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/13 "2021-02-01T23:35:12Z")
What if you had no hands or arms? Hmm, probably a piece of cake for this young lady: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ADGMkPhjbiU/maxresdefault.jpg "How to go to the drive thru without arms") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGMkPhjbiU) ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/14 "2021-02-02T11:42:47Z")
That was a bizarre thread. And I note that most of them were _not_ able to fit their wedding rings up their noses. But what on earth is the ā€˜birth holeā€™ someone mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/15 "2021-02-02T12:26:30Z")
I have no intention of reading that whole thread to find out. But I probably will anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/16 "2021-02-02T17:08:42Z")
Huh. Never heard of this before: > **[Hole in ear (preauricular pit): What to know](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327106)** > > A preauricular pit is a second hole in the ear that forms before birth. This is not usually a cause for concern, but infection may lead to mild complications. Read this article to learn more. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/17 "2021-02-02T17:14:05Z")
I think my ring is stuck in my nose. Anyone else have this problem? ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/18 "2021-02-02T17:15:09Z")
Thanks! I was wondering where it went ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/19 "2021-02-02T18:02:06Z")
@racer72 delved too greedily and too deepā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940/20 "2021-02-02T18:10:31Z")
Non-PC joke from my youth: Q: How do you break an [ethnic groupā€™s] finger? A: Punch him in the nose!