What I mean is...we all enjoyed it as children.
2006-06-06 05:21:59 · 35 answers · asked by Big b 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Look, just because your body doesn't want to breathe pollen, dust, etc. does not mean that you cannot easily digest that stuff.
Really...asking this question was poking fun at my daughter, whose answer will be selected as best.
Thanx all...Pick a Winner!
2006-06-06 06:16:24 · update #1
In some countries it's considered a delicacy. Chewy and salty.
2006-06-06 05:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by MattEMatt 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well as I'm sure you know, the little hairs in your nose filter out the dirt and bad stuff in the air you breath. So those so called "Boogers" you used to eat are really dried up (or slimey lol) clumps of dirt and other things that aren't good for you. I suggest you do not eat them. Nor your children if you have any. You or them could possibly get sick from the bacteria.
2006-06-06 05:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because boogers are meant to hold in things like dirt and pollen from going into your body and by eating them you are putting what your body tried to get rid of into your body.(if that made sense)
2006-06-06 05:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably because the junk up in there is mutated mucous.
It's full of dust and dirt that our body is ridding itself of...by making boogers.
As children we didn't know what it was. Just that it was stuck up in our nose...and as children anything we had in our grasp automatically went in the mouth.
But, if you can't resist the temptation of your own boogers - go ahead help yourself.
2006-06-06 05:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually it does not make much sense. I think it is because people don't realize that the inside of your throat is coated in mucus anyway. It's just people doing what people do, finding new ways to make someone feel outcast that has eventually hardened into doctrine.
2006-06-06 05:25:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, that's weird isn't it? I know that now I wouldn't do it, but I do remember doing it as a kid a few times. I have caught some adults doing it. I can say though that I wouldn't enjoy it now and I try to stop my daughter from doing it.
Now that I think about it, why?
Did you know that humans swallow about a quart of their own snot a day?
2006-06-06 05:24:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because there are germs in those boogers. So, you catch the colds easier, and your immune system gets a work out.
2006-06-06 05:27:20 · answer #7 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's considered impolite...it's just like the same as rolling around in the mud just out of nowhere..lol, people jsut dont...unless you're in some kind of contest....but not likely
2006-06-06 05:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by achaelray07 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because it is a waste and that is where the dirt that is going into your body is traped,, (your body is trying to prevent you from this) so if you eat them wouldnt that defeat the purpose of having them in the first place? your eating dirt thats why
2006-06-06 05:25:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my Mistress sometimes feeds me Her boogies or has me chew up a tissue after She has blown Her nose...if i was to make a list of things i have been made to eat that are disgusting it would not even be in the top 10
2006-06-06 09:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by sadnservice 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is disgusting because it is something your body is tryng to get rid of. It would be like drinking your own pee, to say the least.
2006-06-06 05:25:37 · answer #11 · answered by LittleLady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋