That would be nice… until the kid discovered that more than half of our taste sense comes from smell. No nose to smell the food, no taste to the food. Hence the tasteless food when you have a stuffed nose. snigger
Enjoy them while you can, Kid. There might come a time when you will have to forgo all dark green veg in order to avoid interfering with blood thinner medications. We older folks often enjoy that regimen. Starting a dozen or so years ago, I had to reduce dark green vegetable intake to a very low and unhappy level. And I miss them. Once in a while I take a chance on a nibble but it isn’t the same.
The senses of taste and smell are closely linked. There’s hardly anything that smells bad but tastes good (or vice versa). But I bet the commenters on this strip can think of a few.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
But OMG the mess when you catch cold…
Sanspareil about 3 years ago
Poor kid, Brussels sprouts are like vegetable candy if prepared right!
Unfortunately most parents don’t have a clue!!
tzid about 3 years ago
You could also drown in a rain storm.
cabalonrye about 3 years ago
That would be nice… until the kid discovered that more than half of our taste sense comes from smell. No nose to smell the food, no taste to the food. Hence the tasteless food when you have a stuffed nose. snigger
Masterskrain Premium Member about 3 years ago
Douglas Adams.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 3 years ago
Yeah, but you also wouldn’t be able to smell it when you ate pizza. At least, not without getting pizza sauce in your hair.
sandpiper about 3 years ago
Talk about fiber in your diet!
sandpiper about 3 years ago
Enjoy them while you can, Kid. There might come a time when you will have to forgo all dark green veg in order to avoid interfering with blood thinner medications. We older folks often enjoy that regimen. Starting a dozen or so years ago, I had to reduce dark green vegetable intake to a very low and unhappy level. And I miss them. Once in a while I take a chance on a nibble but it isn’t the same.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 3 years ago
The senses of taste and smell are closely linked. There’s hardly anything that smells bad but tastes good (or vice versa). But I bet the commenters on this strip can think of a few.
MS72 about 3 years ago
Thankfully, the nose and mouth are opposite the rectum. Oooh, the smell!
poppacapsmokeblower about 3 years ago
And when you got old you wouldn’t worry about nose hair … or you could use nose hair for a combover.
poppacapsmokeblower about 3 years ago
Mom told me to hold my nose to eat things I didn’t like the smell of. Didn’t work.
6th Billiard Ball Student about 3 years ago
I suppose some people wish their Nosek wasn’t in Las Vegas.
AndrewSihler about 3 years ago
In the words of Addison DeWitt in “All About Eve”, “You have a point. An idiotic one, but a point”.
jbmoore2 Premium Member about 3 years ago
My father said “you’ll sit there ’til you eat them.” Two hours later I was released.
bigal666 about 3 years ago
When I worked for NOAA we successfully performed CPR on a Beluga whale. Yes, mouth to spout.
neatslob Premium Member about 3 years ago
As Gallagher said about the nose: “Who would put a wet, runny thing like that upside down over your mouth?”
Cactus-Pete about 3 years ago
Smelling food is probably the most important function of the nose, and you couldn’t taste much without a nose over your mouth.