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So I guess the moral of the story is that you should never be sticking anything into your ear canal?

• randycupertino 11y ago
  Nothing smaller than your elbow.
  • jasperry 11y ago
    I've actually heard this one, but I think it's "smaller".
    • randycupertino 11y ago
      Ack, you're right! Corrected.
      • stan_rogers 11y ago
        I would venture to guess that cramming something larger than your elbow into your ear canal would be likely to have some serious medical consequences as well. (I'm not convinced that using something precisely elbow-sized is entirely safe either.)
        • Jtsummers 11y ago
          That's always been the point of the expression, from my understanding. Nothing the size of your elbow will fit into your ear (without seriously screwing up your day). So if you are only allowed to stick things that size or larger in, then nothing should go in your ear (canal).