But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?

Fred ,'Smile Time'


Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 06, 2007 6:40:46 am PDT #1355 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I need to go back soon for a cleaning and lecture about how we need to go back in time and remove my wisdom teeth several years ago.

I can't fault any of my past dentists for a couple of bad experiences, but one hygienist when I was a kid pulled a loose but still live molar after being specifically told to leave it alone. (Dustin Hoffman was right to fear Laurence Olivier!) If something like that happened at 30 instead of 10, I suspect we'd have both been missing teeth.


DavidS - Jun 06, 2007 6:41:28 am PDT #1356 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My poor daughter is going to have to have a couple of teeth pulled and then start orthodontics, I fear a dental phobia may be in the making.

That's definitely no fun. I had two pulled and then braces. The braces were less fun. They were very uncomfortable when the were first put on. But I think braces have gotten a lot easier in the intervening years.


Gudanov - Jun 06, 2007 6:43:16 am PDT #1357 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

There is also going to be headgear, but thankfully only at night.


Topic!Cindy - Jun 06, 2007 6:44:21 am PDT #1358 of 10001
What is even happening?

Gud, how old is she, now? Are all her permanent teeth in? It seems early for othrodontics.


Gudanov - Jun 06, 2007 6:45:45 am PDT #1359 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

She's almost eight which is early, but she has some pretty serious problems so she has to start early with round one and there will more more work later.


Topic!Cindy - Jun 06, 2007 6:50:47 am PDT #1360 of 10001
What is even happening?

Well, it's totally worth it, not only for cosmetic reasons but for dental and physical health. I hope it's not too hard on her.


Gudanov - Jun 06, 2007 6:53:01 am PDT #1361 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I see from a news alert that a couple thousand Turkish troops have crossed into northern Iraq. I sure hope this doesn't turn into a dire situation, it's one of those potential timebombs in Iraq along with a conflict over Tikrit.

In other news I found this Mike Huckabee quote pretty silly. “If they want a president that doesn’t believe in God, there’s plenty of choices." I suppose he's referring to Senator Straw Mann.


tommyrot - Jun 06, 2007 7:02:10 am PDT #1362 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I suppose he's referring to Senator Straw Mann.

Considering all the things wrong with Senator Straw Mann, I wonder how he managed to get elected in the first place.


Sue - Jun 06, 2007 7:07:01 am PDT #1363 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I had a bad dentist as a kid which led to many years of dentist avoidance and a dentist anxiety. But my dentist now is so great that at my last visit I had one filling repaired and another minor filling done without any freezing. And I only found myself forgetting to breathe once in that whole visit.


Gudanov - Jun 06, 2007 7:11:12 am PDT #1364 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Well, it's totally worth it, not only for cosmetic reasons but for dental and physical health.

Definitely, she's been self conscious about her teeth in the past so that will be a good thing. Most of all her teeth are very vulnerable to injury as they are so they need to be positioned better.