# The Nose Knows **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885 "2023-01-27T12:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/1 "2023-01-27T12:40:31Z")
I got a brand new pair of beautiful driving gloves on line. Soft as butter and tightly fitting, I feel like Danica Patrick behind the wheel. There are those who say I drive like her, too, but I digress. So, you can imagine my disappointment when I discovered that I can’t operate my phone with my fingers. They just don’t register on the touch screen. Believe me, I’ve tried different angles, different parts of the fingers, etc, but no dice. For the first 3 days this week, I had to resort to taking off a glove, swiping open my phone, and bringing up and navigating my Dunkin’ app. Then I could finish the drive to work with one glove on, or I could take the time to wiggle back on my tightly fitting glove. This morning, necessity gave birth to invention. Disgusted, I suddenly and impulsively put my nose on the bottom of my phone and vigorously swept up. Voila! I then pecked chicken-like at my Dunkin’ app and, voila again! Going to the Pay button was trickier because it is very small and nestled between other small apps. Fortunately, I have a Roman type of nose and not a fat nose, so I can in fact “peck” at things. LOL Again, success, and from now on my glove can stay on my hand! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/2 "2023-01-27T12:46:02Z")
Did you look in your phone for a glove mode? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/3 "2023-01-27T12:50:48Z")
Um … a what? So, you mean to tell me that, while I’m pecking away like a chicken with an iPhone, I could instead be in “glove mode” and work my phone like a normal person?! I’m glad no one saw me. 😳 ---
**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 27, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/4 "2023-01-27T12:55:51Z")
I wear gloves in the summer to protect my hands from the sun (vitiligo), but I wear fingerless boating gloves so I can use my phone. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/5 "2023-01-27T12:57:43Z")
Check your phone’s manual to see if it’s so equipped. I’m not sure how universal it is. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/6 "2023-01-27T12:59:24Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Then I could finish the drive to work with one glove on, or I could take the time to wiggle back on my tightly fitting glove. You’re doing this while you’re _driving_? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/7 "2023-01-27T13:03:05Z")
I checked, and there is no “glove mode”, so I am once again happy with my new methodology! LOL ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/8 "2023-01-27T13:04:28Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > You’re doing this while you’re _driving_? No, “take the time” means I have to pull over to the side and put it back on before I leave the parking lot. LOL ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/9 "2023-01-27T13:08:14Z")
Next time, try a banana. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/10 "2023-01-27T13:11:28Z")
Well, I could theoretically drive around with a banana in a cup holder, but they become overripe and then rot very quickly. So, my car would begin to smell like a banana, and fruit flies would magically appear, reproduce, and totally infest my car. So, I’ll stick with the nose method. LOL ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/11 "2023-01-27T13:18:25Z")
You could get a capacitive stylus pen that should work with your iPhone, and keep it in your cupholder or someplace handy: [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stylus+pen+for+iphone&gclid=Cj0KCQiAic6eBhCoARIsANlox84F4\_ksMSeg2p2mM5Srp9bHVWF-CP2GIamE2\_HHcoTbHNFBM2-WeswaArtdEALw\_wcB&hvadid=616931534083&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016976&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9026870135912782404&hvtargid=kwd-11092003242&hydadcr=24633\_13611805&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd\_sl\_856pvmplup\_e](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stylus+pen+for+iphone&gclid=Cj0KCQiAic6eBhCoARIsANlox84F4_ksMSeg2p2mM5Srp9bHVWF-CP2GIamE2_HHcoTbHNFBM2-WeswaArtdEALw_wcB&hvadid=616931534083&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016976&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9026870135912782404&hvtargid=kwd-11092003242&hydadcr=24633_13611805&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_856pvmplup_e) BTW, of all the things I thought this thread might be about before I clicked, I did not guess this 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/12 "2023-01-27T13:20:22Z")
> [@solost](#): > > You could get a capacitive stylus pen that should work with your iPhone, and keep it in your cupholder or someplace handy: I thought of that, but it would somehow end up not being there when I needed it. Besides, my nose is with me all the time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/13 "2023-01-27T13:22:10Z")
OK, whatever works for ya, then. (I’d love to see you typing out a text 🙂) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/14 "2023-01-27T13:23:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I wear fingerless boating gloves so I can use my phone. I suppose one solution for the OP is to use a pair of scissors to cut the tips off the gloves, for the fingers they’re using for the phone. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/15 "2023-01-27T13:25:00Z")
I thank you on behalf of all terrified drivers. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/16 "2023-01-27T13:25:38Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I suppose one solution for the OP is to use a pair of scissors cut the tips off the gloves, for the fingers they’re using for the phone. My God, disfigure my beautiful, new, and very expensive calf leather gloves?! The very thought gives me chills! 😳 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/17 "2023-01-27T13:27:34Z")
> [@solost](#): > > OK, whatever works for ya, then. > > (I’d love to see you typing out a text 🙂) I wouldn’t want to develop a “writer’s wart” on the tip of my nose! 😈 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/18 "2023-01-27T13:47:30Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > Next time, try a banana. - Bananas are for scale, not texting. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/19 "2023-01-27T14:31:27Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > No, “take the time” means I have to pull over to the side and put it back on before I leave the parking lot. LOL Although I’m happy you are being safe, I would love to pull up next to somewhere bashing their phone into their face. I would of course then immediately turn off that road so you don’t run into me, but it would make my day. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/20 "2023-01-27T14:45:16Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Although I’m happy you are being safe, I would love to pull up next to somewhere bashing their phone into their face. No, no, not “bashing”. Think of it as, “a new and innovative telecommunications methodology designed to meet a specific need”. 😈 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885.md?page=2)