Question by Person: What should I cut out from my speech?
Ok, I am doing a speech on the proboscis. It is a nose for all of those who don’t know(And many other things, but I am talking about the nose). So, here it is, and it is 4min and 20sec, and need to cut out about 10-20seconds from it. It is supposed to be fun and interesting, so keep those parts in, unless it is the only part that gets kicked out:
The Proboscis Speech
Good morning/afternoon to everyone out there! I am (Insert name here), and today I am going to tell you about proboscises. What is a proboscis you may ask? Well, you are going to find out… AT the end of my speech! Hope you enjoy it.
Well, there are many types of proboscises, but the one I am going to talk to you about can run, but has no legs. Can smell, but does not stink. It comes in many different shapes and sizes, and all mammals have them. Insects may not have a proboscis, but they have something to replace their proboscis. And no, it is not a fruit or an animal, and it is not a word to rhyme with troboscis.
Many people think that just our tongue helps us taste, well I got news for them! Without our proboscis, I can say what food would be like in one word: HORRIBLE.
Not only does our proboscis help us taste, it also helps us to breathe. When the air passes down to the back of our larynx into the windpipe, it is on the way to the lungs. Our proboscis is lined with a thin, moist layer of tissue called mucus membrane. This membrane makes sticky stuff that people like to pick and eat. I don’t know why! Mucus catches germs, dirt, and other small particles that can irritate your lungs.
How does a proboscis run with no legs?
When you catch a cold or flu, your proboscis goes into mucus-making overdrive to keep the germs out of your lungs and body. Then, the sloppy mucus will run out your proboscis and onto a sleeve or soft paper. If the germs DO get into your body, they will make you sicker than you already are!
Also, when it is cold outside, the mucus will try and warm you up the best way possible. Tiny blood vessels inside your two “Snooze caves” will open wider, helping to warm that bitter air. But, that extra blood creates MORE mucus production, so next comes the drip, drip!
When you start to let those waterworks fly baby, the tears come out under your blepharos drain and through the tear ducts that will empty into your proboscis. Mucus plus tears equals one sloppy proboscis!
Now it’s time for… Going With The Flow of Proboscis Bleeds!
What causes a proboscis bleed? Well, most proboscis bleeds occur when the little blood lining in the proboscis break and bleed, kind of obvious. These blood vessels are very sensitive which are formed close to the surface, and are easy targets for popping.
Just be thankful we don’t have a dog’s proboscis! Can you just imagine us walking around; all our noses close to the ground? Since dogs have such strong proboscises, they pull us everywhere on the leash outside, which can be a DRAG.
Here are some very famous proboscises in history:
1.Someone named Rudolf, no, not Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. This Rudolf was Rudolf 1 of Hapsburg, German King. And according to a historian, “He had so large a proboscis, that no artist would ever paint it’s full dimension.”
2. Number 2 is an artist we all know, Michelangelo, the famous Italian artist.
3. Next is Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer who had lost the tip of his proboscis in a sword fight, so he replaced it with a new, gold one.
4. Thomas Wedders was an English circus freak in the 1700s. He had the longest proboscis of a human in any known history, which had been measured 7½ inches in length. He was shown throughout England, and had been labeled a mentally crazy.
5. Last but not least, Josef Myslivecek. He was mainly known for the fact that he had no nose. He suffered from a disease, and went to a doctor who said he had to remove his proboscis in order to live. So off it came!
If you still don’t know what I am talking about, here are a few more hints. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer has a very famous, red proboscis. Also, don’t you think that some of these guys are related to Pinocchio and his proboscis?
My speech is about… Noses! Yes, proboscis is another name for the nose, the proboscis monkey, a type of worm, and the “mouth” of an insect.
I used the websites kidshealth.org, all-about-noses.com, nosedrops.com, and ask.com.
Please do not pick or eat that booger that comes out of your proboscis.
That is not only gross but also unhealthy to you and all of us – who get sick from watching you.
Hope you enjoyed my speech about noses! Have a great day/night!
Oh, and also: How do you pronounce Myslivecek?
Best answer:
Answer by Yevatron
in the “if you still dont know what im talking about” paragraph, cut out the rudolph part, or at least the word “red”. baby steps my friend. baby steps.
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