Sensible one for once...
When you have a cold starting, or you've had a special night out(/in), fill a glass with body temperature warm water and dissolve some salt in it.

Gently sniff the water into your mouth, spit out the nose goo and blow the rest away - hey presto, empty nose!

And being body temperature saline, this shouldn't hurt a bit.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Thu 14 Jan 2010, 21:41, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

shouldn't hurt?
or doesn't?

may cause drowning
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 1:07, Reply)

lol, only mild drowning
Shouldn't and doesn't - if it's at body temperature and you get the amount of salt right, it's similar in chemistry to your body fluids and therefore just feels a bit odd the first time you try it. Think "saline drip".

Also good for getting rid of London Underground Black Bogies.

/Edit: Oh I see what you mean about the drowning...No, this is gently sniffing it with your head down...doesn't go anywhere near your lungs, just trickles in to your mouth.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 8:42, Reply)

This is also a good move if one is a fan
of nostril-based illicit entertainments.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 17:42, Reply)

Snuff?

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 17:55, Reply)

You can buy saline spray things at the chemist for babies
They do the same thing I think without the Darwin Award-esque drowning risk.
(Marmite Omelette ...but I feel better having screamed, don't you?, Fri 15 Jan 2010, 18:06, Reply)

You can never
feed babies too much salt.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Sat 16 Jan 2010, 16:45, Reply)