Pat, my granny had the same thing done for some condition or another – can’t remember if it was rheumatism. She’s always had the loveliest smile. I can see definite advantages to it. I could especially see definite advantages in the past few days.

Foots, even Satan can’t abide them – the harsh lighting makes him look much older than he is and, being Satan, he’s obviously both vain and wrathful so he’s plonked them out with the gluttons in Circle 3 or 4 or wherever the gluttons go. The gluttons have to eat excrement for all eternity and if there’s anything worse than that it’s eating excrement knowing you have to go to the dentist tomorrow.

Kara, Tony? Kansas? Tony? Kansas? Tonykansastonykansastonaskansy… no no it’s not computing! How can one mind be drawn to such disparate creatures? Get help, woman. In the name of all that’s party political, get help!

Kav, I’ve just been at yours and seen your dad post and was much moved. It’s wierd the our generation, their generation thing. I wonder what it’ll be like for all our kids. Perhaps they’ll react against our open ways and turn back into our grand-parents. And thanks, hun – you’re a great, sweet goof, so y’are!

I’m relieved to hear about your four teeth that had to be removed. I had to have the same thing done. I’m relieved because it obviously is just my Scottish heritage, and not my inbred Okie genes. See, I was fearing it was hick mouth, but now I know it’s just Scots mouth.

Rand’ That is good to hear on the BUI. Scottish blood is thicker than whiskey though. Scotland and I couldn’t be free of the other even if we all wished fervently for it. I don’t of course and most of Scotland doesn’t know I exist to care if I come or go, but they’ve been trying to deny The Bay City Rollers for decades with no luck.

Jali, wow, thank you! I’ll be looking that up is a wee while! Will I have to change out of my jammies? Tidy up and maybe put wee bowls of mixed nuts out? Blimey! Cheers, Jali!

Hi Mr. Warmington, welcome – thanks for leaving a comment. I love it when people do. You know, I’m sure these schools you mentioned are in the very same postcode as the Academy of Real Estate and The Institute of Morning Chat Show Hosts.

Carolyn, I’m with you. There is a reason that Laurence Olivier was a Nazi DENTIST in Marathon Man. Crazy Polish Lady sounds like a horrifying prospect to gaze up at wide-eyed in the chair. I’m sorry you cried, hun. I know just how you felt. NHS school dentistry and a dentist with hairy nostrils did a number on me.

Mroons, “leaving the dentist with your shirt stuck to your back but knowing you can eat a Mars Bar without flinching for another six months. Perfick.”. That’d be my hair shirt stuck to my back – it’s the Wee Free penance for laughing at jokes and having jolly thoughts of any kind. It takes 6 months of sitting on tacks just to get over a Merry Christmas Without Small Sherry. A Small Sherry gets you 3 additional months of being sent to Coventry and daily glarings at by the church elders.

Knudsen, I can imagine. I’m only surprised you go at all – dentists are for the weak, no?

Eddie, “borrow” will you be wanting them back afterwards then? Cough and drop, eh? Look, I’ve got something to tell you, um…No I can’t, I mean it’s not my job – you won’t get violent will you? I’ve just re-painted the comment-box, you see. Omigod omigod! Before I start, just assure me your “dentist” never tried to give you a “filling.” You may want to sit down for this…

My dentist is a real gentleman, he always puts me at ease before the “cough and drop’ part of the examination.