10 Reasons Why You Should Never Pick Your Nose

We all know it's taboo to pick your nose, but does that stop us? In public maybe, but it's a different story when we are out of sight. At least, we THINK we're out of sight!

Here are 10 reasons why it's a bad idea to pick your nose!

1. It's not ripe. Your mother told you not to pick things that aren't ripe. If it is ripe, please go to the Tropical Diseases section.

2. You don't know where your fingers have been. Remember you stroked the cat 10 minutes ago? And she licked your finger? So Cute! But you really don't want to know what a cat does with it's tongue...

3. We are constantly under surveillance by cctv cameras, by low orbit satellite, by police anti-crime cameras, by news helicopters, by traffic webcams, by your kids digital camera. The chances are excellent that your surreptitious act of personal cleansing will probably air on the 9 o'clock news, and on Google Earths new hi--def close--ups!

4. If your girlfriend caught you doing it, it may ruin the friendship. Even though she does it too, she will never admit it, and rather dump you than lose her spotless reputation.

5. The incriminating evidence is not always that easy to get rid of. Especially if you happen to be in a lift and it suddenly stops on a floor when least expected.

6. In the car it's a no no. All you need is to hit a large pothole, and you could take out a few sinuses and maybe perform an impromptu frontal lobotomy.

7. In certain tribal cultures, this act may be seen as an invitation to marriage, or as a sign of aggression, resulting in a fight to the death. You got to be careful who sees you!

8. You may have some wet super glue on your finger. This could put you on a sticky wicket. However, you could always become a prophet. Call yourself Nostrildamus.

9. If you have big fingers, you could stretch the nostrils. On the bright side though, you could get a job with the police dog tracking unit as a bloodhound.

10. Never, never stick your finger in your nose if you have just chopped up those little devil chillies, or worked with curry powder, or just put some itching powder in your buddy's T-Shirt. You may not live to regret it!

So you see, Mom was right