# Where did THAT come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 27, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303 "2012-12-27T18:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/1 "2012-12-27T18:09:26Z")
I had McDonald’s for lunch. One of my fries “went down the wrong way” and I sort of choked on it. Apparently, I coughed it into my nasal cavity, because I just blew my nose and a piece of fry came out. I know it’s a french fry and not an unusually greasy booger because it smells like potato and has salt crystals on it. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/2 "2012-12-27T18:16:51Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I know it’s a french fry and not an unusually greasy booger because it smells like potato and has salt crystals on it. You have way too much time on your hands. lol. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/3 "2012-12-27T18:18:33Z")
Did it hurt coming out? Yikes! I’m just thinking that could’ve caused one hell of a sinus infection if it had gotten lodged in there. I had McD’s for lunch too, but none of my fries are in my nose as far as I can tell. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/4 "2012-12-27T18:18:39Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > You have way too much time on your hands. lol. I think he has way too much potato up his nose. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/5 "2012-12-27T18:24:00Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > You have way too much time on your hands. lol. Damn thing was half an inch across. I inspected it because I was going to be calling the Guinness people to claim a record if it was actually nasal mucus. > [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Did it hurt coming out? Yikes! Not at all, weirdly. Felt just like a regular nose-blow, except that there was a noticeable impact with the tissue. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/6 "2012-12-27T18:25:49Z")
Wasn’t there some takeoff rhyme about McDonalds and french fries up the nose? Seems I recall something silly that made the rounds with kids when I was young. Why can’t I think of it now? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/7 "2012-12-27T18:31:43Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I had McDonald’s for lunch. You ate an entire restaurant for lunch? I’ve gotten fries in my nose too. Not pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/8 "2012-12-27T18:32:03Z")
Is it [this one](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060921095628AAcQrwk): > [@](#): > > McDonald’s is my kind of place > They serve you rattlesnakes > Hamburgers up your nose > French fries between your toes > McDonald’s is my kind of place > Last time I went there > They fried my underwear > > McDonald’s is your kind of place. > They serve you rattlesnakes, > throw milkshakes in your face, > they steal your parking place. > McDonald’s is your kind of place. > They put french-fries up your nose, > and pickles 'tween your toes. > McDonald’s is your kind of place! > > McDonald’s is our kind of place > Hamburgers in your face > French fries up your nose > Pickles between your toes > McDonald’s is our kind of place > We want our money back > Before we have a heartattack ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/9 "2012-12-27T18:37:38Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > You ate an entire restaurant for lunch? Oh, no. It was a family of four named McDonald. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/10 "2012-12-27T18:40:06Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > Is it [this one](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060921095628AAcQrwk): **That’s it!** Though I think our local version had some line about squirting ketchup instead of rattlesnakes… ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/11 "2012-12-27T18:40:46Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Oh, no. It was a family of four named McDonald. Served with a side of fries, I presume. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/12 "2012-12-27T18:47:29Z")
Not bad. Though once I managed to get my brother laughing so hard at his birthday [I think I was 8 and he was 10] that he blew chocolate cake through his nose. We really need a little devil smiley 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/13 "2012-12-27T18:50:58Z")
Here’s what I had up my nose: > **[Bubble Tea Neti Pot (ouch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613268)** > > Today I decided to have a Bubble Tea, I got watermelon with lychee, no tapioca. So I’m moseying back to the office, sucking on my Bubble Tea but all the jellies are in a huge bunch at the bottom and won’t suck up the straw. I tried to suck really... ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/14 "2012-12-27T18:59:30Z")
Can we start calling you Mr. Potato Head? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/15 "2012-12-27T19:02:59Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Here’s what I had up my nose: > > [Bubble Tea Neti Pot (ouch) - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613268) You had an SDMB thread up your nose? Gross! > [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Can we start calling you Mr. Potato Head? You could have until about 2:06. Not anymore! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/16 "2012-12-27T19:29:25Z")
I’ve also gotten chicken, water, milk, and beer up my nose. Thankfully not all at once. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/17 "2012-12-27T19:44:16Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I’ve also gotten chicken, water, milk, and beer up my nose. Thankfully not all at once. Ah, college. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/18 "2012-12-27T19:56:46Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I had McD’s for lunch too, but none of my fries are in my nose as far as I can tell. 🙂 At least not by accident. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/19 "2012-12-27T19:59:57Z")
Once at a church picnic I was eating a piece of celery from the crudite tray when a friend made an extremely funny joke. Snarfed celery bits are not fun. Very hard, cold and rough. Wish I could remember the joke. . . ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303/20 "2012-12-27T20:14:20Z")
It may have laid eggs in your nasopharynx. Let us know if you start having unexplained tater-tots crawling around your head. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from/645303.md?page=2)