By Cosmetic surgery isn’t something at the top of my bucket list. It’s not my sort of thing.
In Conversation
I happened to have a conversation with someone in the local pub about cosmetic surgery and the inevitable question came up asking whether I would have it or not. My answer was an emphatic NO before they’d even finished the question. Of course, you can see the deep meaning conversations I have when I go to the pub. It makes a change to the normal ‘best cribbage moves of the week’ sort of conversation.
Earlobes
Whilst I sat there listening to the conversation, I started to think more about my reasoning for being so against the surgery. Lo and behold, I think alcohol may have had a little influence, I chimed in with, ‘well, I wouldn’t mind having my earlobes removed!’ Someone answered, ‘your earlobes, why?’ Because my earlobes are too big and as I get older they seem to get bigger.
Ha ha
I don’t think my ears are that big, it’s just the earlobes make them look a lot bigger than they really are. One of the old boys who was listening in to the conversation shouted over, ‘Dan the Farmer had huge ears, propper Indian elephant ears he had. They were so big he had to have them pierced so his poor wife could watch television!’ Everyone fell about at that little nugget.
Yes, our ears and noses keep growing: Truth or Myth?
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lssattitudeofgratitude
October 30, 2021If money were no object I would certainly have tons of fat sucked out of my body, Just saying…
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you. Gosh, I bet you haven’t got much fat at all. 🙂
SamSahana
October 30, 2021The elephant joke had me cackling like a witch. Not the worst idea to pierce it and have long earrings hanging about to provide a fancy distraction from the fact that it’s too large (Warning: NOT actually recommending it!).
I wish nose and ears don’t keep growing. If they do, my nostrils will soon outgrow the bridge of my nose and leave just enough space for an insect to nest there. ????♀️
What interesting topics you discuss about! ????????
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you, Sam. I hope your nostrils will be fine. ????????
SueW
October 30, 2021I used to say I’d have my eyes lids lifted and my double chin. Oh and the fat sucked out of my belly, then a tummy tuck!
Now, it’s all too late and I’m no longer bothered. And I’ve saved a fortune!
Ears and Nose growing – not a myth it’s TRUE! Must be all those fibs we keep telling… and listening to 🙂
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you, Sue. I think you’re right, I must have told an awful lot of fibs.????
derrickjknight
October 30, 2021I always wondered why you wear that hat
Trev
October 30, 2021Lol ????
KINDNESS WISDOM
October 30, 2021I love your new ears Trev ????????
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you. ????????
Anonymous
October 30, 2021If you had your earlobes removed where would you hang your earrings? Ans what would you pull when you need to remember an answer to a question in the pub quiz?
Trev
October 30, 2021Good point. There’s always a positive side. Thank you ????
Peter's pondering
October 30, 2021Some things grow, and some things shrink, still others stay the same
I think perhaps the government is totally to blame!
https://pollymermaid.wordpress.com/2021/08/12/the-annual-check-up/
Trev
October 30, 2021It’s good to hang the blame on someone, Peter. Thank you. 🙂
Yetismith
October 30, 2021The body certainly does change shape. I don’t know about my ears and nose but my feet seem to get bigger and overall I am two inches shorter which is very annoying but at least I haven’t disappeared altogether yet!
Trev
October 30, 2021I remember my Father getting shorter as he grew older. Thank you, Yeti ????
Herb
October 30, 2021I believe our ears and nose keep growing. It would explain the looks of some of my relatives.
Trev
October 30, 2021Lol, Herb. I hope they don’t see your comment. 🙂
John
October 30, 2021Myth! Once your body is done growing, your left with what you’ve got, head to toe! ????
Trev
October 30, 2021Ok, thank you, John. 🙂
Invisibly Me
October 30, 2021Hahah it’s ironic that ears get bigger while hearing gets worse.
My parents have thought the same with their ears, or ear lobes more precisely, seeming bigger. I thought – from something I must have read eons ago, that it’s more an optical illusion because it’s everything else that’s getting smaller. The head and hair shrink and the ears look bigger. Has your head shrunk, Trev? Might have to start measuring it every few months to keep an eye on that, otherwise you’ll have a pea head and two giant lugs. ????
Perhaps this is similar to the deceased, where it appears fingernails continue growing after death. They don’t, but the skin and fatty tissue recedes and makes the nails then seem longer.
Trev
October 30, 2021Good point, Caz. I think maybe the top part of my head is shrinking, well, the grey matter inside. Thank you, Caz. 🙂
Crystal Byers
October 30, 2021This post triggered a memory of a dream I had recently. I don’t remember the details but somehow the bottom of my earlobe was sliced off (I don’t think it was plastic surgery), and I was quite enamored by the new youthful appearance of my ears. I had them re-pierced (the old piercing gone). I should have this one analyzed.
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you, Crystal. I’d be delighted to know the outcome if you have your dream analysed. 🙂
Pied Type
October 30, 2021All I’ve noticed so far is that I’m an inch shorter … which explains why all my pants are too long. I’d been telling myself that longer pants were some kind of fashion trend but the doctor confirmed it’s me. 🙁
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you. It does seem that getting shorter affects quite a lot of people. I hope it doesn’t cause too many problems for you. 🙂
Rosaliene Bacchus
October 30, 2021Enjoyed the joke about the elephant’s ears. Since earrings are one of my weaknesses, I’ll hold onto my earlobes, thank you!
Trev
October 30, 2021Thank you, Rosaliene. I’m with you regards the earlobes. 🙂
Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
October 31, 2021Yes, my ears are larger, but among the many other changes, that one seems inconsequential! Amusing topic, Trev!
Trev
October 31, 2021Thank you as always, Cheryl. ????
Deborah Agustin
October 31, 2021Not in my bucket list too. Aside from the fact that it is too costly, I am afraid of the risks. And, perhaps, I have accepted my physical imperfections.
Trev
November 1, 2021Thank you, Deborah. I agree with you, we all have to accept who we are. 🙂
annemariedemyen
November 1, 2021I don’t know about my ears but definitely my nose. That is so wrong – like wrinkles and grey hair are not enough. ???? But I am with you – not just cosmetic, I will do everything I can to avoid any surgery.
Trev
November 1, 2021Thank you, Anne Marie. You look good to me. 🙂
jimflanigan
November 2, 2021On my mother’s side of the family, there exists what is to this day called The Pastirik Nose. That’s my mother’s maiden name. Pastirik, not nose. Whoever inherits it gets to watch their nose grow more bulbous as they age. It’s not a pretty sight. I was fortunate to miss that potential genetic disaster.
Trev
November 2, 2021Wow, that sounds unpleasant, Jim. Glad you’ve avoided it. Thank you ????
Cindy Georgakas
November 3, 2021the better to hear you with Trev … ????
Trev
November 3, 2021Thank you again, Cindy. ????
lorriebowden
November 7, 2021Hahaha!! And a few other things! I live in the land of plastic surgery and they all end up looking like one another…I can’t see myself ever doing it!
Trev
November 7, 2021That’s a good point, Lorrie, they do look similar. Thank you ????
Rachel McAlpine
November 30, 2021You have answered the eternal questions. Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? Can you throw them over your shoulder like a Continental soldier? Do your ears—hand—low?
Trev
November 30, 2021Thank you, Rachel. They do. ????
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Trev
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