The Pick
The honest truth is that most people pick their nose. Sometimes you’ve got some pluggage and you don’t want to walk around with bats in the cave all day, so actions must be taken. I get it. What I don’t get, however, is why there is the socially accepted pick, and then there is the pick that society loves to scowl at.
First, the bad method. Interesting digression - what’s better first, good news or bad news? Stay tuned for a more elaborate post. But the “bad nose pick” is the one where you use your index finger like you’re digging for gold. I understand that it is not the most attractive thing to see, but it is the most efficient. It gets the job done, caves are cleared, and you can breathe in peace. You’re in, you’re out, you’re on your way. Can you blame the guy for it?
Second, the “good” method. I place good in quotations because yes it is the more acceptable of the picks, but is it really any better than the other? This is the pick where the thumb enters the nostril cavity, but you use the rest of your hand to create some sort of diversion to distract others from actually noticing that you are picking your nose. I don’t think it’s any better than the index finger though. Your thumb is bigger and therefore can’t find as many treasures up there as your index finger would (unless your nostrils are as big as Patrick Ewing’s). Therefore it fails to get the job done as efficiently as the index finger, though it does save face. It prevents most from pointing and saying “dude look at that guy picking his nose!” and has become the most socially accepted way of the pick. Maybe it’s worth it then. I used to have a fear of stretching out my nostrils so that they do become like that of Patrick Ewing’s, but I don’t think it’s possible.
And then there’s the wild card: the pinky pick. The pinky pick I would have to classify as the level in between the pointer and the thumb. Leading with the pinky is much classier than the index (think sipping champagne, pinkies up) yet it still does not provide the proper cover like the rest of the hand does for the thumb. Unless you try to scratch your forehead with your thumb while picking your nose with your pinky, but that just begins to complicate things. By the way - I hope you just tried to pull off that maneuver.
