I Was Wondering...

Posted on May 14, 2007 at 09:30 AM

...why don't we get goodbumps on our face?


Addendum

The word is *goose*bumps. You know I've been looking at this posting and kept thinking it looked funny but I couldn't figure out why!


I'm blaming the fibro. Or my advanced age. Take your pick. Either one will do.


I'm sorry Emma, no wonder you couldn't figure out what I was talking about.


*sigh*

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Comments

Diane at May 14, 2007 11:28 AM

WOW! Now that is a good observation.

True too...
why is that?

emma at May 15, 2007 08:52 AM

Dear Elle, i don't know what they are - can you tell me? Emma

michelle at May 15, 2007 07:16 PM

I'm so proud right now..that's such a mum thing to do lol

Elle at May 15, 2007 07:36 PM

See. Even my children come to mock me (Michelle is Daughter 3).

I'm never going to live this down am I?

*facedesk*

theaardvark at May 16, 2007 05:42 PM

I only know one set of "goodbumps". Goosebumps is a different matter. I guess it's an evolutionary thing that has some explanation.

According to some it's because the muscles that would normally cause goosebumps are busy creating facial expressions:

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-08/998525846.Gb.r.html

According to others, some people do get goosebumps on the face.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_bumps

Fleecy at May 16, 2007 05:56 PM

I stumbled in from Knitted Specks and had to have a chuckle at your comment about knitting from your stash. I too am suffering from the same affliction. I'm so wanting to raid her etsy store, but can't do it just yet. We will have to coordinate our raids there when we are able to shop again!

Susan [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 17, 2007 06:46 AM

Lets blame the fibro...at least I do.

I did the same thing with something I read, thought it said behind the doghouse and argued about it with daughter, copied and pasted it in her messanger window and it was only then after reading it five times that I realized it said in the doghouse behind the house. Ugh!

emma at May 17, 2007 08:43 AM

No apology necessary Elle. My Mum used to call this chicken skin - but then she was Scottish and called swede, turnips; teeth, wallies; bread and jam, a piece and jam - all sorts of strange things.

Denyse at May 20, 2007 08:03 AM

Found you at last! I get them on my face sometimes when the FMS is flaring bad