# Michael Jackson's Nose. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 7, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960 "2001-11-07T05:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dave\_Stewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dave\_Stewart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Stewart)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/21 "2001-11-08T02:23:54Z")
Its true. I bought it for $15.50, sniping the highest bid of $15.25 (placed some guy called jackson5fan (8) in Oakland) with 8 seconds to spare, and paid via Paypal. Trouble is, I live outside the US, and the sale was only for US residents. So I got the guy selling it to send it to my friend in Cleveland, who then sent it to me. It was not refridgerated, so by the time it got to me it smelled. Get it? His nose “smelled”? [sub][ducks cabbages][/sub] ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/22 "2001-11-08T02:24:36Z")
I don’t think there’s anything left to fall off! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/23 "2001-11-08T02:48:06Z")
Aha! National Enquirer, Dec. 5, 2000 > [@](#): > > As The ENQUIRER has reported, repeated plastic surgery has damaged Michael’s sniffer. The tissue in the tip of his nose has died, leaving it in a strange shape. I dunno if it’s true, but that is where I must have gotten the idea. I am a dedicated Enquirer reader. ---
**Author:** ![Playdeaux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@Playdeaux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Playdeaux)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/24 "2001-11-08T03:00:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\*Sorry, I can’t stop giggling at the idea of it. One Nose for Sale. Slightly Used. 😃 \*\* This might be a scene out of Woody Allen’s _Sleeper_. Maybe that’s the deal - he’s had his nose removed & cryogenically frozen so that he can be cloned and have his brain transplanted into the new body. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/25 "2001-11-08T05:30:27Z")
My daughter saw him on television recently ( and I was unable to leap in time to change the channel!). She asked me two main questions which I was almost unable to answer: 1. Is that a woman or a man? 2. Did he/she get burned in a fire like Jack’s uncle? (a relative of a classmate who had reconstructive surgery after a nasty incident) Gotta love her. :)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![achterover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@achterover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/achterover)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/26 "2001-11-08T05:40:16Z")
Larry Mudd, I caught the “Slacker” reference. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t feel left out. God, I miss Austin… ---
**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:** [November 8, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/27 "2001-11-08T17:48:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \* > \*\* It’s the part between her nostrils that’s missing. Once you know what to look for, it’s, like, “Oh, yeah, now I see it…” \*\* Those darned cokeheads. Is that why they call it a deviant septum? \ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RAWisSYDNEY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RAWisSYDNEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWisSYDNEY)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/28 "2001-11-18T00:03:49Z")
can a mod close this post. Because they are starting to hijack and the OP has been answered. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/29 "2001-11-18T00:55:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Niobium Knight \* > \*\*i bet he’s had twice as many knob jobs. \*\* Oh UGH! Thanks for that LOVELY image! :eek: Honestly-how many nose jobs HAS Jacko had? ---
**Author:** ![jaybee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@jaybee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaybee)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/30 "2001-11-18T03:51:24Z")
I didn’t catch Michaels nose for sale on ebay but I did see Leons Spinks front teeth for sale and on September 12 I saw Ben Ladins left testical up for auction. Ebay’s policy is that you cannot sell human body parts online. Damn shame if you ask me. Oh, Ben’s left testical got up to several million dollars before ebay shut it down. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/31 "2001-11-18T04:01:53Z")
Jacko has officially had six (6) nose jobs. No cite offhand, but I saw the fact go past when I was looking stuff up previously. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/32 "2003-04-22T09:46:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MikeG \* > **2) Did he/she get burned in a fire like Jack’s uncle? (a relative of a classmate who had reconstructive surgery after a nasty incident)** IIRC, Michael Jackson was indeed burned in a fire which happened during the shooting of a Pepsi commercial. This is what ostensibly lead to his first facial surgery. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/33 "2003-04-22T09:51:56Z")
**psychonaut** , why was this thread resurrected? ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/34 "2003-04-22T10:05:15Z")
Oh god, oh god, you’ve unleashed the fury. I remember the last time I bumped a old thread…All the mods took turns beating me bloody with a wet noodle for seven years. It’s harsh, but you get to learn not to do it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/35 "2003-04-22T10:56:21Z")
Michael Jackson looks like the only person in history that played “Got Your Nose!” and _lost_. ---
**Author:** ![Margo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Margo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Margo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/36 "2003-04-22T12:50:45Z")
Well I didn’t bring it back to life, but here is my contribution… [http://anomalies-unlimited.com/Jackson.html](http://anomalies-unlimited.com/Jackson.html) Margo ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/37 "2003-04-22T14:20:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\*I’m afraid your subject is too narrow. \*\* What, you think his nose should be wider? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/38 "2003-04-22T16:54:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ice Wolf \* > \*\ ***psychonaut** , why was this thread resurrected? \*\* Because I had novel information to contribute. That, and I’m a little miffed that people so readily take to berating Michael Jackson for ruining his face when in reality they don’t have the slightest evidence supporting their opinion that his plastic surgeries were elective. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/39 "2003-04-23T01:20:58Z")
Michael Jackson lost his nose?! How does he smell?! ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960/40 "2003-04-23T01:27:44Z")
All I hve to say is check out this site: [http://anomalies-unlimited.com/Jackson.html](http://anomalies-unlimited.com/Jackson.html) Too weird [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-nose/91960.md?page=3)