I had my ear pierced by a friend when I was about 14. We just got a piercing stud and forced it through; crude, but effective. I haven’t worn an earing since I was about 17. I was playing a lot of rugby and it was forever putting it in and out. I’m not sure if I lost it, of just got sick of it, but whatever happenned, I stopped wearing one. The hole would close up I thought.

Last night, in a slightly alcohol-enhanced state of mind, I shoved on of my wife’s earing into the scar, just to see how deep it was. I can report, that after 15 years, earing holes do not close up.