Booger Ball

By Miss Cellania in Art on May 6, 2009 at 9:27 am

Amos Avery had a very good reason for making a booger ball.

When my daughter Ellen was four I started teasing her that I was saving all of my boogers in a big booger ball. I don’t know why I told her that except that it was fun to watch her make that “grossed-out” face that kids make when they smell something bad or see a squished cat on the road. She always begged to see it so finally I told her that she couldn’t see it now but I would give it to her for her eighteenth birthday. Well, guess what – she’s turning eighteen and I’ve got to come through with a booger ball!

And he did! Not only that, but he photographed the process and posted it with instructions so we can all make our own booger balls. Link -via the Presurfer

Tags: booger ball, boogers

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seefish3
May 6th, 2009 at 9:32 am
What a friggin’ riot. And the instructions are even funnier!
I’m home sick with the flu (could be swine…it’s what I get for bragging about dodging all the previous flus this year) and immediately wondered if I had enough “supply” to make a decent ball!
Elizabeth
May 6th, 2009 at 9:40 am
That has got to be one of the grossest things I’ve ever heard! I can’t even imagine!
rintrah
May 6th, 2009 at 9:41 am
ugh. Thanks Neatorama. I read this article while I was eating oatmeal…. barf.
WobbleVector
May 6th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Seriously? This is…really gross. I’m sure his daughter will just loooooove what a “wacky” guy her dad is.
Gauldar
May 6th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Ahh mucus, is there no other bodily by-product as fun as you?
rwblake
May 6th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Ha Ha, I actually did something like this once as a joke.

In high school,I would make some smaller sized fake boogers in art class. Then later in the day I’d leave them on the top of a desk just before I left the room or if I got in early prior to a student showing up to see the reaction.
I did not color them though and sometimes I did add a little spittle to make it look more fresh.

RW
Evilbeagle
May 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Gross, but funny.
Hanglight
May 6th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Barf.
Frau
May 6th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Mixing the “dust” from an art gum eraser in with the rubber cement, works nice for texture.
Mr. Bigglesworth
May 6th, 2009 at 11:32 am
MMMMMMMMMM lunch.
Shelly
May 6th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
That’s wrong on soooo many levels.
felixthecat
May 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
The big question: Is it edible?
Alana
May 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
My brother used to save the rubbery adhesive gunk that they use to attach shampoo samples to magazines and stuff like that, and called it his booger collection. His wife made him throw out his collection when they got married.
Video Game Dork
May 6th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Its so precious to see the innocent expression of a dear child when they view a *squished cat* on the road. Precious moments!
mutterhals
May 6th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Boogers and snot are the only things that physically digust me to the point of nausea. I will never recover from this, I really hoped it was fake!
Thomas
May 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
That’s snot funny.
Frau
May 6th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
@ muttehals – you did not read the link or the comments?
It was just rubber cement.
mav
May 6th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I can’t believe you didn’t blame this on Bush, or at least the rest of the Republicans.
Ashley
May 6th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I’m really glad that’s just rubber cement.

Unfortunately, the mess on the underside of the chair that I inherited from my brother is not.
Leah
May 6th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
I can stomach poop, pee, roadkill, maggots on rotting things and a host of other foul disgusting things… but the one thing in the world that grosses me right out is boogers. That just about made me vomit all over the school keyboard. I am holding down my gag reflex barely… WHY?!
BikerRay
May 7th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Ashley – I hope everyone got the reference… “I thought it was a booger but it’s not.”
hearsetrax
May 7th, 2009 at 6:29 am
this just may be the best post in a loooooong while …

ROFLMAO !!!
SenorMysterioso
May 7th, 2009 at 6:30 am
just read the comments because I couldnt read the story and Im relieved
aging hipster
May 7th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I hope my 4 year old doesn’t remember the promises I’ve made to him by the time he reaches 18. (“oh – you remember that thing about paying for college?”)
BoogerBallGuy
May 7th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I just discovered why hits for my BoogerBall.com story have gone off the charts. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ve added a little update – a note my daughter gave me after she received the ball. Enjoy! -Amos
Noelegy
May 7th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Coulda done without the “squished cat” reference, but the rest of it was funny.

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