{"id":492,"date":"2004-01-06T19:27:42","date_gmt":"2004-01-06T19:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2004\/01\/06\/TurnYourHeadAndCough.aspx"},"modified":"2004-01-06T19:27:42","modified_gmt":"2004-01-06T19:27:42","slug":"turn-your-head-and-cough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2004\/01\/06\/turn-your-head-and-cough\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn your head and cough."},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few days I’ve managed to go through 4 boxes of Kleenex.  I think that’s a new record but I can’t find any listing in Guinness.  It also got me wondering… just how much mucus does a person produce?  Inquiring minds want to know.<\/P>
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The net is filled with a lot of bunk, but fortunately there are some great sites for information.  Here are a couple of my favorites:<\/P>
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For checking up on that latest story you were e-mailed head to the Urban Legends Reference Pages<\/A>.  It’s a great place to find out if there really was a hook on his hand or if Richard Gere really did what you heard he did.<\/P>
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And, for some real-life info, the page that got me thinking of this: The Straight Dope<\/A>.  People have been writing to Cecil for years asking all kinds of tough questions… including “How does my nose produce so much snot so fast when I have a cold<\/A>?”  <\/P>
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So, The Straight Dope<\/A> says 14 grams of drippings per day and http:\/\/www.curingnasalcongestion.com<\/a> (a site with lots of ads and no credentials, hmmm) says 1 to 2 quarts per day.  I’m still no closer to a definitive answer… but I do have the cure.<\/P>
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It turns out my problem may be that I’m resenting something.  According to healingyou.com<\/a>:<\/P>
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Resentment is stored in the mucus membranes of the body. The flower essence for resentment is Willow. Dependent upon where the symptoms manifest in the body, a person can begin to zone into what their specific issues may be that may need healing. <\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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Now, where was my patchouli incense?<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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