# Handkerchiefs, Disgusting Snot Rags or No? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs-disgusting-snot-rags-or-no/21132 "2000-06-01T18:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs-disgusting-snot-rags-or-no/21132/21 "2000-06-06T20:39:56Z")
Democritus, I was told that was the “Army Way” to blow your nose. Gross and probably a long lasting blot on the enviornment, pre-curser to agent orange. Yuk. What about that T-Shirt commercial on TV - the gal wipes her tears off on the guy’s t-shirt and then blows her nose as well. Gross as that is, I laugh every time I see it. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs-disgusting-snot-rags-or-no/21132/22 "2000-06-06T23:42:41Z")
Hmmm, well, I _was_ in the Army for seven years, so i guess I could have learned it there… 😉 I think I’ve seen that commercial. It’s a hoot! ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs-disgusting-snot-rags-or-no/21132/23 "2000-06-07T23:25:38Z")
Democritus, Ill get you a red one, a brown one, & a white one & you can put them all in your back pocket 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handkerchiefs-disgusting-snot-rags-or-no/21132.md?page=1)