My Joe Jonas

I see stuff all the time that is kind of surprising. Not really shocking, because you know, once you see stuff like what happened on 9/11 it would take A LOT to be shocked.

Today I was just driving, listening to some music, singing a little bit, minding my own business, when all of a sudden I look to my left at the exact moment a lady…a BIG lady…now I am talking probably low-mid threes…sitting in her car….took her finger from out of her nose where it had been and popped it right in her mouth.

Yes. I saw that today. You’re thinking, no…..she probably didn’t have her finger in her nose. Yes, yes she did.

So now I think, is that why people are so big in this country? They fill up on junk and greasy foods and when they have none of that with them and they’re looking for a snack they resort to whatever they can find in the car? Cold french fries between the car seats, peanuts that they find under the floor mats?  Or worse, people aren’t getting enough to eat so they start eating their own body’s waste products and secretions?

I must tell you that there have been times that I have been no where near food and have been so hungry I thought I would throw up. Never has it crossed my mind that eating a booger would be a good idea.

God I hope that woman stops with boogers. If by some chance you are reading this and you eat boogers, unless you’re 2, STOP IT!!! You should know better! And for the love of all things holy – if you are going to eat boogers, don’t do it in your car in broad daylight. No one wants to see that!!!

Please people. It’s like you need to be taught the basics! Here’s some info I looked up on kidshealth.org for booger eaters or people interested in finding out more about boogers:

Hey, get your finger outta there! Instead of picking them out, let’s learn about those little blobs. Yeah, we’re talking about boogers.

To understand what boogers are, you need to know about mucus (say: myoo-kus). Mucus is the sticky, slimy stuff that’s made inside your nose. If you’re like lot of kids, you have another name for nose mucus: snot. Your nose and sinuses make about a quart (about 1 liter) of snot every day.

Mucus has a pretty important job – it protects the lungs. When you breathe in air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny things, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get irritated or infected, making it be tough to breathe. Luckily, snot helps trap this stuff, keeping it in the nose and out of the lungs.

After this stuff gets stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds it and some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia (say: sih-lee-uh). These hairs help move the mucus and the trapped stuff toward the front of the nose or the back of the throat. When the mucus, dirt and other debris dry and clump together, you’re left with a booger. Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. Everybody gets them, so they’re not a big deal. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working the way it should!

If you have to get rid of boogers, your best bet is to blow ‘em out of your nose and into a tissue. Picking your nose isn’t a great idea because boogers contain lots of germs and because poking around in your nose can make it bleed.

I know I don’t need to post a booger photo here. You all know exactly what they look like, especially you freaks who eat them! A picture I would like to post? Someone who is gorgeous and smart and knows not to eat boogers. Have some decorum and class and try to refrain from eating snot, like My Joe Jonas. He eats apples and cheeseburgers and as you can see, they have served him well.