why do kids eat their boogers?
371685
Kids do because they like to put things in their mouths.
550741
I have a theory of my own I have absolutely no way of backing of course.  \n\nCertain people can taste certain chemicals depending on their genetic build.  My theory is that some people can detect certain chemicals within certain foods and others can't due to their genetic makeup, which makes their tastebuds capable of detecting certain chemicals and not detect others, and thus make them like or dislike a particular food.  \n\nIf you can't taste the "yucky" you can't say it's terrible right?  \nThen again, some other person might be able to taste it and not like it...
103316
I can. My kids think its gross.
457551
Mucus is secreted to pick up dust and other particles from entering past your nose and irritating yourself so the mucus forms boogers with dirt etc
348346
the bacteria (or live cultures) were put in orginally to break down the sugars to make the yogurt. they are excllent to eat because they thrive in your gut and assist in digestion. fantastic stuff really.
382709
It is a abnormal urge to eat dirt and other things. It is caused by a vitiam deficiency. Some pregnant woman have this condition.
766831
Cause they could eat you
670574
Are we going to next ban preservatives in their lunch food...kids are going to do whatever they want so as RESPONSIBLE parents we should arm them with the pros and cons of drinking soda, eating nasty food, unprotected sex, drinking alcohol and trust that they will use their common sense to do what is right...you can't be there every moment for the rest of their life...
1184017
Boogers are dirt and mucus. So no carbohydrates. It is a delicacy for children and for some grownups. Even the prime minister of Italy does it: http://thatvideosite.com/view/1950.html
1113663
The etymology of the word booger baffles scholars. Since it has always been considered semi-vulgar or at least childish, it has been used in few written sources. Furthermore, in the past the word booger has been used to mean many things, and has often overlapped with the terms boogie, bogey, and bugger. The earliest usage of the word is as an alternate spelling of the vulgarism bugger. Booger was first said to be slang for "dried mucus" in the 1892 Dialect Notes; boogie was said to mean the same thing in the 1891 Dictionary of American Regional English. Its appearance in slang dictionaries indicates that it had probably been used for some time in the United States before the 1890s. Both books said that mainly "school children" used the words.\n\nBy the middle of the twentieth century, both booger and boogie were commonly being used to mean dried mucus. As late as the 1970s, both words seem to have been (relatively) acceptable. Since then, however, booger has apparently become more common in American English. This may be due to its appearance in legitimate print media: Bill Watterson claims to be the first cartoonist to use the word booger in a syndicated comic strip, while Dave Barry has pioneered its use in newspaper columns, both in the 1980s. Rapper Biz Markie recorded a humorous song "Pickin' Boogers" [1] which appeared on his album Goin Off. In the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, Dr. Johnny Fever was fired from another radio station for saying "booger" on the air (under the premise that it was an objectionable word).\n\n\nOR if you mispelled the word BURGER\n\nA burger or "burger sandwich" is a type of sandwich which consists of a hamburger bun or similar type of round bread, and a primary filling of a meat or vegetarian patty. The word "burger" is an abbreviation of the word "hamburger" (see the hamburger entry for an explanation of the hamburger's origins and history).\n\nBurgers made with beef are traditionally known as hamburgers, though, due to the profusion of burger types over the last few decades, are also often referred to these days as beef burgers. Other meats such as chicken or fish can be used, and the sandwich may contain a portion of meat that is not formed into a patty. For example, a turkey burger uses ground turkey meat, a chicken burger uses ground chicken meat, a buffalo burger uses ground meat from a bison, and a veggie burger (alternately called a tofu burger. vegiburger or garden burger) uses a meat substitute (for example, tofu, TVP, seitan (wheat gluten), or an assortment of vegetables, nuts or soy protein, which are ground up and mashed into patties). A Jersey burger is a hamburger and fish (filet or burger) in one bun.\n\nSome alternatives to hamburgers are marketed as being heathier than their beef based competitors, and a niche market exists for exotic burgers such as buffalo burgers.\n\nThere are usually other accompaniments or condiments piled onto the meat portion. These might include any combination of cheese (a cheeseburger is not a burger made primarily from cheese, but rather a hamburger with a slice of cheese in it), vegetables (lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper, pickles) and sauces (mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, etc.)\n\nThere are two independent definitions of what differentiates a burger from a sandwich:\n\nBurgers use processed meat (or imitation meat), regardless of the type of bread. \nBurgers use a "burger" bun, regardless of the filling (see: "burgerless burger"). \nBurgers are usually made from ground meat or meat substitute, then re-shaped to form patties, cooked (if applicable) and eaten.
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Hey, get your finger outta there! Instead of picking them out, let's learn about those little blobs. Yeah, we're talking about boogers.\n\nTo understand what boogers are, you need to know about mucus (say: myoo-kus). Mucus is the sticky, slimy stuff that's made inside your nose. If you're like lot of kids, you have another name for nose mucus: snot. Your nose makes about a cupful (about 237 milliliters) of snot every day.\n\nMucus has a pretty important job - it protects the lungs. When you breathe in air through your nose, it contains lots of tiny things, like dust, dirt, germs, and pollen. If these made it all the way to the lungs, the lungs could get irritated or infected, making it be tough to breathe. Luckily, snot helps trap this stuff, keeping it in the nose and out of the lungs.\n\nAfter this stuff gets stuck inside the nose, the mucus surrounds it and some of the tiny hairs inside the nose called cilia (say: sih-lee-uh). These hairs help move the mucus and the trapped stuff toward the front of the nose or the back of the throat. When the mucus, dirt and other debris dry and clump together, you're left with a booger. Boogers can be squishy and slimy or tough and crumbly. Everybody gets them, so they're not a big deal. In fact, boogers are a sign that your nose is working the way it should!\n\nIf you have to get rid of boogers, your best bet is to blow 'em out of your nose and into a tissue. Picking your nose isn't a great idea because boogers contain lots of germs and because poking around in your nose can make it bleed.
935439
there are two morals.\n1. don't eat boogers.\n2. don't hit bumps.
346070
In some societies, yes, they do that...for a variety of odd reasons.  It's gross!
1003056
Boogers have no nutritional value and therefore are unlikely to help you live longer... although they can help you kill your social circle.
547546
I dunno. It's illlogical, since if doctors hate it, they will surely haul children who eat it to give them a check-up or something like that. Hence, naturally, armed with this knowledge, children would not desire to eat it as they assumedly would not want to visit the doctor.
13030
Because they like to eat.
656934
yes i've wondered why and i think its not fair that the rabbit can't eat his own cereal.  the kids are being selfish.  who cares that if rabbits eat cereal they may very well die. but its his choice.  i mean he's on the box.  let the rabbit have some cereal, i'm sure he's hungry after doing all that running and planning to try and get  some Trix.  the kids are very mean