{"id":29541,"date":"2026-04-09T12:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=29541"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:56:37","slug":"ruoki-confessions-of-a-nose-picking-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticalsloth.com\/?p=29541","title":{"rendered":"Ruoki – Confessions of a Nose-Picking Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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It probably says a lot about the indie comics I read in my formative years that I kept waiting for this comic to answer one basic question that it never got around to: does Ruoki (or the possibly fictional version of them in the comic) pick their nose or eat what they dig out of it, or just pick? Crumb and Chester Brown have both admitted as much, along with plenty of others that I’m not remembering at the moment. But this comic goes a different direction, as the theme here is that the act of picking one’s nose can lead to an almost zen state. Ruoki goes into detail about how the act of picking their nose is practically a requirement after a stressful day and even has a full page of various techniques (three fingers? How?). Eventually Ruoki starts teaching their methods in a class, with the “rewards” from the pickings of the class members being displayed and given different nicknames. There’s also a damned sweet ending here, but I’ll leave that for you to discover, gentle reader. If you’re disgusted by this concept I’m honestly surprised that you’ve read this far, but it’s safe to say that this one probably isn’t for you. If you’re secretly also in this club, or just like a good story that’s told well, check it out! Or do the four comics for $22 deal<\/a>, which is, as always, my suggestion. $7 (for just this issue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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