Why is it...?

[Lord Sandwich]

On a related note...

Why is it that sometimes, when I suck in my lips and stretch the part under my nose, I can smell my own boogers?

[iheartnihilism]

Originally Posted by Roca

Kinda same, kinda different - I don't mind the smell of my own farts, but anyone else's has me running for cover.

I thought everyone was like that?

Originally Posted by skizzbot

Ever since I was a little kid and was attacked by a tidal wave of maggots from my garage trash can, I haven't been a fan. Go to throw away a popsicle stick and HEY, wave of maggots come flowing out at head-level. Horray!

Thanks for providing my nightmare for later.

[porky2468]

Originally Posted by yoav

empathy
humans are disgusted by what we can't relate to. like strangers for example, or puppies. once it's out we lose our emotional connection to it. it's out on its own.

Who's disgusted by puppies?!?!

[King of Assholes]

That is kinda gross. Have you thought of chewing up a bunch of cookies, letting them stew in your mouth, spitting them out, then drinking that? It might be a way to lead up to drinking your own spit.

Or maybe just try filtering it.

[Rhiaad]

"Vudell:
flies are gross too
they vomit on everything >.< and then walk around all vomity on everything else"

EWWWWWWW-flies do? That is beyond f'ing disgusting-ewww,they VOMIT on everything?
I just thought they were gross because they sit on SHIT and then sit on us,and our beds,and our food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Malcolm Is Moore]

Theres a quote bar at the bottom right of the post. Just a helpful hint for ya.

[Maiyn]

Originally Posted by Rhiaad

"Vudell:
flies are gross too
they vomit on everything >.< and then walk around all vomity on everything else"

EWWWWWWW-flies do? That is beyond f'ing disgusting-ewww,they VOMIT on everything?
I just thought they were gross because they sit on SHIT and then sit on us,and our beds,and our food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is how they eat. Stomach fluid dissolves their food then they suck it up. I would imagine it sounds the same as your typical nerd.

[1969]

Originally Posted by Vudell

if anything, I prefer maggots. Fly's can be incredibly annoying to try and kill... while maggots can be scooped up in paper towels and tossed out.

ever scooped them up with a spoon into a mound like a pile of weird pile of wriggling rice? hours of entertainment; but not someting to put on a resume apparently.

[dzagama]

Originally Posted by yoav

empathy
humans are disgusted by what we can't relate to. like strangers for example, or puppies. once it's out we lose our emotional connection to it. it's out on its own.

shame
most stuff that we have going on inside of us is gross, but we can hide it, hide it from the world. once it's out there the only way to escape the shame is total denial and disownment of it. "hey.. that's not my fluids, it's probably yours.. noo way i don't want to touch it either"

instinct
back during the flintstones it would be tempting to just go around drinkinig your own saliva but people that did that died of dehydration and the ones that were skieved out and sought water survived. a.k.a. our pansy ancestors

cultural
we're subconsciouly worried putting things back will get out of hand and lead to 2 girls 1 cup.

yay!

It's all in the definition of 'dirty'. Your saliva, poo, pee pee, and other biological fluids are teaming with life other than yours (philosophically). We usually call things 'dirty' that have biological contaminants (life) that can potentially usurp our own. Almost all biological fluids, by definition, are good at supporting life, this includes 'bad' life. The moment a fluid leaves our body, it is immediately exposed to a plethora of baddies, just waiting to move in.

This truth migrated into the muscle, mental, and cultural memory through the process of your ancestors and relatives getting sick, dying, and watching other people die after consuming 'dirty' things.

I, for one, think being repulsed by biological fluids can be cute; for example, my kitty cat diligently scoops litter over his poo, and my dogger kicks back his legs after he pees. No one taught them this.

omfg, life is cool.