You know how people will put pens or pencils or cigarettes behind their ear for temporary storage and easy access when their hands are momentarily busy? I totally swear I just saw a guy with three Q-tips tucked behind his ear. Why would you need to do that? Convenience? Laziness? Excessive Waxy Build-up? "I'd better keep these here, because at ten I get that sudden deluge of cerumen secretion. I just hope that nobody's sitting next to me when that glandular dam bursts." Icky.