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AnathemicOne · (08-23-2012, 08:01 AM)

Thread title basically. Question came in mind after using some Q-tips to clean my ear. So GAF... do you clean your bellybutton?

Steelrain · (08-23-2012, 08:03 AM)

Nah, it cleans itself.

YoYo Switch · (08-23-2012, 08:04 AM)

i like to pick out the dirt and sniff it sometimes, yea

goldensun · (08-23-2012, 08:04 AM)

Yes, while in the shower (silly topic haha).

DJ_Lae · (08-23-2012, 08:04 AM)

I'll scooch my finger around in there occasionally when having a shower but that's about it.

_woLf · (08-23-2012, 08:04 AM)

NO Q-TIP

MIMIC · 08:10 AM

Sometimes I forget I even have one.

Nibel · (08-23-2012, 08:05 AM)

Originally Posted by YoYo Switch:

i like to pick out the dirt and sniff it sometimes, yea

It's the worst smell the human body has

alphaNoid · (08-23-2012, 08:08 AM)

Yes

2San · (08-23-2012, 08:08 AM)

Originally Posted by goldensun:

Yes, while in the shower (silly topic haha).

Pretty much, how can you not clean it? GAF you so crazy.

EVOL 100% · (08-23-2012, 08:09 AM)

Why wouldn't you? That shit gets nasty if left unchecked.

brianjones · (08-23-2012, 08:11 AM)

nope

just figure my body wash drips down into it in the shower

bellybuttons are disturbing when you think about it

Bay Maximus · (08-23-2012, 08:14 AM)

Originally Posted by 2San:

Pretty much, how can you not clean it? GAF you so crazy.

Yeah, you'd have to intentionally wash around it or something. I wonder though, if you don't clean it for long enough, can you grow a plant out of there?

yn-neko hates a cat · (08-23-2012, 08:14 AM)

Goodnight sweet prince:

Nibel
Banned
(Today, 01:05 AM)

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I started to actively clean it a few years back when I discovered the scrub in the shower over the area wasn't enough. I go in there deep now while showering and every few months, I go in with a cotton tip and the hydroxide (was it... the thing that bubbles on open wounds) to make sure it's clean and infection free. I get a sick satisfaction when ever I find something (I formed a bad habit of smelling whatever I find too)..

Lemonte · (08-23-2012, 08:18 AM)

yup.. tequila bellybutton shots for everyone!

Polk · (08-23-2012, 08:18 AM)

Is this trick question?

G.O.O. · (08-23-2012, 08:19 AM)

I saw this thread and I did.

AceOcelot · (08-23-2012, 08:20 AM)

when I remember.

DrBo42 · (08-23-2012, 08:21 AM)

Originally Posted by yn-neko hates a cat:

Goodnight sweet prince:

Nibel
Banned
(Today, 01:05 AM)

~ ~ ~

Wat. Was there an edit I missed?

Wolf Akela · (08-23-2012, 08:21 AM)

I wonder... is it dangerous to keep digging to clean? I mean is there a danger point, like when you're cleaning your ears?

Phantast2k · (08-23-2012, 08:25 AM)

Can't wait for the inward/outward bellybutton discussion to start..

Bellybutton cheese, etc.

Having said that, why the hell wouldn't you clean your bb?

SixFourMike · (08-23-2012, 08:25 AM)

Originally Posted by Wolf Akela:

I wonder... is it dangerous to keep digging to clean? I mean is there a danger point, like when you're cleaning your ears?

If you're past skin, you've dug too far.

abusori · (08-23-2012, 08:38 AM)

Originally Posted by DrBo42:

Wat. Was there an edit I missed?

Yeah, I'm confused as well.

EVOL 100% · (08-23-2012, 08:43 AM)

Looking through his post history, I think he got banned for port begging.

Surface of Me · (08-23-2012, 08:52 AM)

Originally Posted by Nibel:

It's the worst smell the human body has

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

maquiladora · (08-23-2012, 08:54 AM)

Quote:

Bacteria

A team of scientists have discovered there are 1,400 strains of bacteria lurking in human umbilical dips. North Carolina State University's Belly Button Biodiversity study even found 662 unrecognized strains which could be unique new species.

I said eww

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel#Bacteria

DrBo42 · (08-23-2012, 08:56 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

maquiladora · (08-23-2012, 08:56 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

Jimmy Stav · (08-23-2012, 08:57 AM)

Is anyone else's bellybutton completely odorless? I'm not trying to say I don't occasionally smell (as everyone does), but that's one place that I've never had to even consider.

PartTimeWarrior · (08-23-2012, 09:00 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

apesh1t · (08-23-2012, 09:01 AM)

Everybody do this:

Take your finger and push it into your belly button. Does it make you feel like you have to pee/make your wing-wong get all ticklily?

Or is it just me?

&Divius · (08-23-2012, 09:03 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

abusori · (08-23-2012, 09:04 AM)

Originally Posted by EVOL 100%:

Looking through his post history, I think he got banned for port begging.

The great mysteries of the rumored "gaming side" remain beyond my understanding.

salva · (08-23-2012, 09:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

Woah mangz, tmi.

Lucian Cat · (08-23-2012, 09:26 AM)

Every time I shower. But I have a belly ring so that reminds me

warthog · (08-23-2012, 09:28 AM)

My girlfriend always thinks it's funny how my bellybutton collects dusts from the t-shirts I'm wearing. Every single day I check, there's a little ball of dust in the colour of my t-shirt of that day in my bellybutton. I clean it, next day I'll have a new ball of dust :)

MIMIC · (08-23-2012, 09:35 AM)

OP, were you by any chance watching Cartoon Network a few hours ago? :)

AnathemicOne · (08-23-2012, 09:37 AM)

Originally Posted by MIMIC:

OP, were you by any chance watching Cartoon Network a few hours ago? :)

Nah I wasn't, I was on GAF like I'm always at....

MIMIC · (08-23-2012, 09:47 AM)

The episode of Family Guy just now (Cartoon Network west) showed Peter's maid cleaning his belly button....and I was immediately reminded of this thread =p

verbum · (08-23-2012, 10:02 AM)

There's a little hollow place behind your belly button called the urachus.

Quote:

The urachus is a fetal structure that extends up from the top of the bladder to the lower part of the umbilicus (belly button). While it may remain open throughout life, the urachus usually collapses and becomes occluded after birth. The urachus may produce symptoms if some or all of it remains open after birth. If the entire structure is open urine may pass from the bladder to the umbilicus. More commonly, fluid collections called cysts and sinuses develop along its course.

I have seen several people who have cellulitis of the umbilicus due to aggressive cleaning. Don't poke too deep or too hard when cleaning it.

abusori · (08-23-2012, 10:12 AM)

Quote:

If the entire structure is open urine may pass from the bladder to the umbilicus.

Oh god I didn't need to know that

yn-neko hates a cat · (08-23-2012, 10:15 AM)

Originally Posted by verbum:

There's a little hollow place behind your belly button called the urachus.

I have seen several people who have cellulitis of the umbilicus due to aggressive cleaning. Don't poke too deep or too hard when cleaning it.

I hope people don't think it's a new hole to love :(

Lamel · (08-23-2012, 10:23 AM)

I mean...showers should do the trick...

Why is this a thread.

Haziq · (08-23-2012, 11:00 AM)

Originally Posted by Surface of Me:

I knew a guy that thought it was fucking funny to put his belly button lint in your face, one time he did it to me and I had enough. I stuck my finger up, into my ass and tried to just wipe it on his upper lip, the way he reacted though made my finger go into his mouth. On that day, he ate my shit. He was furious and ran after me, but I have a low center of gravity and managed to evade him until he simmered down.

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I clean my belly button in the shower. I thought mostly everyone does this without question lol.

reptilescorpio · (08-23-2012, 11:01 AM)

Yep, finger.

Jburton · (08-23-2012, 11:16 AM)

Most certainly.

I have quite a hairy stomach and found that if hair gets in there (it does) it can cause aggravation and bleeding.

Keep it clean peeps.

Danne-Danger · (08-23-2012, 11:23 AM)

Originally Posted by apesh1t:

Everybody do this:

Take your finger and push it into your belly button. Does it make you feel like you have to pee/make your wing-wong get all ticklily?

Or is it just me?

Not just you.

Ezalc · (08-23-2012, 11:45 AM)

Yes I do.

skinnyrattler · 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Steelrain:

Nah, it cleans itself.

False. As a surgeon, we end up picking out a ton of stuff to clean the skin before surgery. We try to name them. It's actually in the top 5 of disgusting things we end up seeing. If you have a small, tight belly button, please go digging for gold, so we don't have to.

I should propose carbon dating of some of the stuff that comes out of there to truly know what we are dealing with.

Originally Posted by Saadster:

I mean...showers should do the trick...

Why is this a thread.

Some look like a grand canyon. Others look like a small pin hole. The pin holes are dangerous. Thar be dragons down theer.

Next time I see it, I should take a picture, but that would violate a law or two.

WoodenLung · (08-23-2012, 11:50 AM)

Like to believe my belly button got its own ecosystem which if I interrupt will go badly.