craigb

I just performed about 45 minutes of oral surgery on myself! ? Late last week I bit down on something that must have had a little bit of bone in it (probably chicken). A sliver of bone, which turned out to be about 3/16" long, embedded itself into my gum between the only crown I have and the tooth next to it (the crown is the farthest back on my upper right side). It didn't take long to realize that this thing wasn't going anywhere without some serious persuasion! After giving it a few days to reduce the initial eye-watering pain and swelling, I tried a few basic attempts which all failed miserably. Since I don't have a dental plan, I've been worrying about what to do until, tonight, I just decided to do something about it! Now, splinters in your view-able body are bad enough, but trying to use two mirrors (a small bathroom one, cocked to see up into my mouth, which then projected onto the main bathroom mirror), a hand-held light and various all-too-sharp objects (toothpicks were a joke so I ended up trying a dental pick and, finally, some really-sharp, medical-grade tweezers). As if the thought of putting sharp metal into my already tender gum wasn't bad enough, try doing it upside-down and backwards! What's worse, even when I FINALLY maneuvered everything perfectly and was able to grab the splinter, it wouldn't budge! It took several (successfully grabbing the splinter) attempts before I was able to grip it with both hands and pull down HARD, like I was yanking out a tooth, before it came out. Ten minutes later after spitting blood, rinsing with warm salt water (then ice water and mouthwash), I washed and look at the splinter. I can't believe it was that long! That's one operation I definitely don't want to have to do again! ?

Inspected and insected. ?

That's just a con! (Notice the misspelling! And McDonald's lurking in the background!)

So, do you like your unicorn dry or wet? ?

Another cool song from them.

Wibbles should like this one! ?

What's the difference between chopping up an onion and chopping up some bagpipes? Nobody cries when chopping up the bagpipes.

Try sticking your finger into an electrical outlet?

I've just got four F's this morning: Feathers, Fur (four fluffy squirrels) and Freezing Fog. Fortunately, I'm working from home, so a steady diet of coffee and becan is forecast. ??

I wonder if he's out looking for Wilkins Coffee?

Was Jim being paid by the Mob or the Government? ?

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Brian May lay an egg? ?

Dave must think it's still October. ? Besides, everyone knows that folk music is ok and that it's modern pop music, country and rap that are rubbish! ?

I played John Cage's 4'33 at full volume and the mime next door went nuts!

Did you reply with "Apparently, you can't download class either."?