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11 March 2007

mmmm. tonsil stones. →[More:]

I used to think those things came out of the sinuses. Yum!

post by: weretable and the undead chairs at: 19:29 | 10 comments

There's a picture there. Nice.

posted by puke & cry 11 March | 19:42

Eeek. Now I know what they're called.

posted by chewatadistance 11 March | 20:51

*pukes, cries*

No, seriously, the first time one of those came out of my mouth I had no idea what it was. I sorta mushed it in my fingers and the smell it released sent me running for a bucket. Gaaaaaahahhhh.

posted by loquacious 11 March | 21:09

Yeah, I think everybody does that.

"Is this a piece of food? WTF is this?"

And then you barely mash it a bit and it just squishes and you smell it... and then you are scrubbing your hands.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 11 March | 21:26

Great, now I'm waiting for the moment when I hack one up. Thanks.

posted by puke & cry 11 March | 23:18

Thankfully I've never thought to
1. Touch it
2. Smell it

I never will, now that I've been properly warned.

posted by CitrusFreak12 11 March | 23:37

I think of these as the human equivalent of furballs.

posted by rob511 12 March | 02:42

I am so frickin' glad I had my tonsils out at age 6, I cannot even tell you.

posted by scody 12 March | 03:04

I suck mine out with an eye dropper. And I usually resist the urge to smell them. Usually.

posted by mrmoonpie 12 March | 09:05

Another effective way to remove tonsil stones is by pressing your finger against the bottom of the tonsil and push upward. The pressure will squeeze any stones out from hiding.

Good times, good times.

posted by appidydafoo 12 March | 10:44

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