# Strange tongue
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 27, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657 "2000-06-27T01:10:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/1 "2000-06-27T01:10:39Z")
I have always had this ability to put my tongue on top of my soft palate and into my nasal cavity. I am not sure what advantage this would give me but it is very helpful for post nasal drip. A very long time ago I read an article that mentioned this ability related to Buddhist monks. Does anyone have any information??
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### Author:  [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/2 "2000-06-27T01:11:44Z")
::faint::
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### Author:  [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/3 "2000-06-27T02:03:29Z")
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> I have always had this ability to put my tongue on top of my soft palate and into my nasal cavity. I am not sure what advantage this would give me but it is very helpful for post nasal drip. A very long time ago I read an article that mentioned this ability related to Buddhist monks. Does anyone have any information??
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Thankfully, no. And I don’t want any.
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### Author:  [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/4 "2000-06-27T02:34:26Z")
Didn’t you used to play in a band, wear a lot of makeup on your face, and go out with Cher?
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### Author:  [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/5 "2000-06-27T05:51:55Z")
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> …but it is very helpful for post nasal drip…\*\*
Helpful for CAUSING it, or helpful when you have it?
Come to think of it, I’m not sure I want to know…
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/6 "2000-06-27T07:18:14Z")
I’ve done it a few times, but never found it too comfortable-- It’s just short of inducing a gag reflex. I never realized that this was either rare or useful.
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### Author:  [@Moonshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonshine)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/7 "2000-06-27T10:51:41Z")
Barf…
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### Author:  [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/8 "2000-06-27T16:14:45Z")
It sounds like you are talking about the Yoga practice of **kechari mudra**. Here is some more information; I don’t know enough about Yoga to summarize these:
[http://home.maine.rr.com/yoganiketan/5.htm](http://home.maine.rr.com/yoganiketan/5.htm)
[http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on\_your\_wings/kecharimudra.htm](http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/kecharimudra.htm)
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/9 "2000-06-27T16:24:31Z")
Re: the OP. That’s **nothing**! Now, if you can make the tip of your tongue appear through your nose, then I’ll be impressed.
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### Author:  [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/10 "2000-06-27T17:00:20Z")
And very popular with 50% of the worlds population
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### Author:  [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2000, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/11 "2000-06-27T19:58:26Z")
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> And very popular with 50% of the worlds population
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Yeah, the 50% under the age of 12…
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### Author:  [@Yosemite\_Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosemite_Joy)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/12 "2000-07-14T20:38:13Z")
HEY I CAN DO THAT TOO! Read under Gen Questions “Is any one this talented”
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### Author:  [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/13 "2000-07-14T20:58:50Z")
I accidently did that once when I was a kid, the problem was that I couldn’t get it back down into its normal place, and I had a few moments of sheer panic. I finally had to reach in with my fingers to pull it back down.
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### Author:  [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/14 "2000-07-14T21:41:27Z")
Can someone explain this to me? I am afraid I do not understand it. I cannot do anything with my tongue (unless you are Claudia Schiffer in which case I’ll do _anything_ with it).
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/15 "2000-07-14T22:37:30Z")
Since the General Question has been answered here, I’m going to move this topic to MPSIMS for more input from our membership on the unusual things that they can do with their tongues.
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### Author:  [@Yosemite\_Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosemite_Joy)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-tongue/23657/16 "2000-07-14T22:47:56Z")
Well Manny closed my thread because he said it was a duplicate, but oh well. I guess this is its “sister” thread so I will share my story about my crazy tongue here. I have been able to stick my tongue down my throat (so far I can reach where my tounge begins) and up my nasal cavities. It does not gag me or choke me. Like I said in my thread my tongue is very long and I can even put it up my nostril and it touches under my chin. 🙂 In case you are wondering my boyfriend thinks this is absoultely DISGUSTING and it gives him the heebeejeebees. Well that’s my story and I am stickin’ to it.