When i was little my aunt told me that if i kept picking my nose and eating the boogers a little and hill would grow in my stomach because the boogers were litle ants. I beleived her but i was the kinda kid who liked buge, you figure it out!

nicole

When I was little, my Dad would tell me that if you pick your nose and then eat your boogers, then the boogers turn into worms in your stomach.

al

i used to believe from i was 3 to about 8...my dad used to tell me if i picked my nose too much it my finger would get stuck

retired nose picker

Once I was in the car and I picked my nose. It was one of those dry, chewy ones that was blood red. I (of course) ate it, and without realising it, it got stuck between my two front teeth. My sister noticed when I was talking to her and told me boogie was poisonous. I was really scared and washed my mouth out with soap and water. For some reason I didn't even think of being embarressed about walking around all day with snot stuck in my teeth.

Kate

When I was younger my father told me
& my sister that boogers where flies that had got caught in your nose to keep us from picking our nose-it worked.

Nikkie

When i was younger I thought my parents knew about my nose picking because they were watching me through a television! My other theory was that they were mind readers when they were actually in the same room when i was doing it!

boogiegal

When i was little i picked my nose, and my sister said that if you picked it you would get a blood clod in your brain. I still picked it, but then once while i was in bed i thought about what i had done to my brain and started crying.

ooga booga

I quite often pick my nose and I always get caght! I had a dream that if I picked my nose anymore , my nose would disappear during the night!!!

Ems

My Grandfather worked in an abitoir for more than 40 years and has 4 fingers and 1 thumb missing from the knuckle to show for it. When I was younger he would tell us that he lost his fingers by picking his nose, one day they had got stuck and just come off!

I never really believed him, after all how could someone with an average sized nose have 4 fingers and a thumb stuck up there! However, it didnt stop me from suggesting to my son who had started sticking his fingers up his nose to ask Grandpoppy how he lost his fingers :P

It didn't work for me, but hey

i used to believe that boggies are parts of fluff that fly in to your nose

natasha hawthorne

If you eat your boogers you'll get worms

Kit

My older cousin told me that when you picked your nose, you'd actually pick a part of your brain. I didnt pick my nose after that...

Muge

My dad was a coal miner and when he used to catch me picking my nose he would say
"i'll swap you a black'un for a green 'un"
obviously due to his coal encrusted mucus

stevo

My Brother used to tell me that when I picked my nose I was actually picking brains, and that I got dumber every time. . .yeah, I beleaved him.

Wildman

my mom told not to pick my nose because if i fell i would poke my brain.

brent

My dad used to tell me that my nose would turn into a cauliflower if I continued to pick it. I HATED cauliflowers.

Veronika

When i was little i used to pick my nose and my dad told me that ear wax was boogers before they got to your nose. So, i tried ear wax and it tasted really bad (even compared to boogers) and i thought it was so gross that boogers used to taste like that that i stopped eating my boogers.

Anon

when i was little my mom told me that if you ate your boogies worms would grow inside your belly, it worked i never ate boogies ....

Anon

I used to believe that everybody's head, above their eyes, was full of boogers, and while you slept at night they slid down into your nose to replace the ones that got picked earlier.

Pete

When I was younger I had a pretty nasty cold and I was blowing my nose. My mom told me if I blew any harder I would blow my brains out right through my nose. I cried and cried and cried....she told me she didn't mean it like that, but to this day I can't stand blowing my nose lol.

Kalyn