# POLL: Which finger is the best?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 5, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783 "2001-03-05T03:13:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ender\_s\_Gameboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ender\_s\_Gameboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_s_Gameboy)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783/1 "2001-03-05T03:13:47Z")

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Which finger is the best for picking your nose?

I suggest it’s the little finger on the left hand.

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**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783/2 "2001-03-05T03:29:08Z")

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For stealth - left pinky  
Anything else - right index

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**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783/3 "2001-03-05T03:32:47Z")

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Thumb and index finger. Experience: picking black snot out of my nose after renfaire every weekend.

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**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783/4 "2001-03-05T05:17:04Z")

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I prefer my left index finger. My experience is from years of nosebleeds (thanks, coke).

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**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-finger-is-the-best/56783/5 "2001-03-06T03:51:17Z")

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It all depends on the task on hand.  
If you’re just doing some surface clearing or light probing, then the index finger works fine.

If you’re goin’ deep, drillin’ for oil, diggin’ for gold, then the pinkie is the man for the job. It’s smaller and can go deeper with out causing much damage.

Remember, always use the right tool for the job.

And practice, practice, practice. Train hard and some day you’ll be an Olympic champion.  
Good Luck!😃