I've been known to doze off in the chair during the cleaning. Laying out in a big comfy chair with some easy listening adult contemporary playing in the background? Its like they WANT you to fall asleep!
I do remember asking the hygienist during a recent visit if anyone ever stares back at her while she cleans their teeth. She said some people actually do and that it is DISTURBING. So pass along to your readers to do their hygienist/dentist a solid and much like when a dog is licking themselves please have the decency to look away.
honestly a massive oversight on my part not to include the detail about closing your eyes... as a fellow dentist-sleeper, i appreciate the work you’ve done to bring light to that important rule!
God, this reminds me of how I looked forward to having a baby in my pre-tenure years.
I would not feel guilty about not doing research FOR THE MOMENTS I WAS IN LABOR, right?
It's true! Labor was really an amazing distraction from my guilt!
It ended though and then I had double guilt for 1) not being a perfect mother while tending to my research and 2) not doing my research enough while tending to my baby.
i appreciate your perseverance in the face of adversity, which makes up for the fact that you have a very incorrect opinion on the dentist... please do peruse The Stump at your leisure and discover my other extremely correct opinions! delighted to have you aboard
Katie, your homemade graphics are always epic. They’re worth the price of admission!
My last dentist in California had one of those 50 CD capacity stereos and he loaded it with only classic rock greatest hits albums. I loved it. That was the best thing about going to that place. Getting your gums scraped while listening to Billy Squier sing “The Stroke?” Nothing better! Hearing Eddie Money sing “Two Tickets To Paradise” as the doctor gives you that second shot of novo because the first one didn’t quite do the trick? That’s a win-win!
Dentists. I have a friend who is a dentist and once, just before he put the drill into my mouth to start doing something painful, I reached down and grabbed him by the crotch. “Now we aren’t going to hurt each other are we, Gary?”
Mutually assured destruction is always an effective tactic.
I've been known to doze off in the chair during the cleaning. Laying out in a big comfy chair with some easy listening adult contemporary playing in the background? Its like they WANT you to fall asleep!
I do remember asking the hygienist during a recent visit if anyone ever stares back at her while she cleans their teeth. She said some people actually do and that it is DISTURBING. So pass along to your readers to do their hygienist/dentist a solid and much like when a dog is licking themselves please have the decency to look away.
honestly a massive oversight on my part not to include the detail about closing your eyes... as a fellow dentist-sleeper, i appreciate the work you’ve done to bring light to that important rule!
I love getting my teeth cleaned. There, I said it. Also: the Bob Dylan impression! 🤣
love to see a loyal Stumpie having the correct opinion 🫡 and just give me a few beers and a guitar and you’ll wonder if Bob’s in the room lol
Ha! 🫡 🦷 And when I’ve got a few beers in me you’d think Van Morrison was in the room. We could tour and call it “Stump Aid” #StumpiesGiveBack
brown eyed girl headlines #StumpAid??
YES!!! 👍 we may need two nights. #StumpAid
i think we can beat the piddly 1.9 billion broadcast numbers from the original
🤣 That’s the Stump Spirit! 🫡
God, this reminds me of how I looked forward to having a baby in my pre-tenure years.
I would not feel guilty about not doing research FOR THE MOMENTS I WAS IN LABOR, right?
It's true! Labor was really an amazing distraction from my guilt!
It ended though and then I had double guilt for 1) not being a perfect mother while tending to my research and 2) not doing my research enough while tending to my baby.
But for a moment, I was FREE.
as an academic, this is why i’m rlly rooting for another low-stakes surgery... that propofol nap is the only thing that can make it better!
YES. I thought I was the only one! 😂
no no no, just no. packing and dentists. nuh-huh. I'll continue exploring your blog, I like how you say things but not this dental nonsense.
-flaps scarf and waltzes to the next article.
i appreciate your perseverance in the face of adversity, which makes up for the fact that you have a very incorrect opinion on the dentist... please do peruse The Stump at your leisure and discover my other extremely correct opinions! delighted to have you aboard
I’ve never known anyone to feel so positively strongly about the dentist but oh myy I am so glad to have stumbled upon The Stump
welcome Stumpie! 🫡 glad you’re stumped to be here! wait.... that came out wrong
I love the dentist!! I get 4 cleanings a year and it’s the highlight of my week ☺️
Actually, he looked like McGyver, the Richard Dean Anderson version.
Katie, your homemade graphics are always epic. They’re worth the price of admission!
My last dentist in California had one of those 50 CD capacity stereos and he loaded it with only classic rock greatest hits albums. I loved it. That was the best thing about going to that place. Getting your gums scraped while listening to Billy Squier sing “The Stroke?” Nothing better! Hearing Eddie Money sing “Two Tickets To Paradise” as the doctor gives you that second shot of novo because the first one didn’t quite do the trick? That’s a win-win!
that’s the coolest dentist in history i hope he rode into the office by busting in on a motor cycle and a leather jacket 😎😎
Dentists. I have a friend who is a dentist and once, just before he put the drill into my mouth to start doing something painful, I reached down and grabbed him by the crotch. “Now we aren’t going to hurt each other are we, Gary?”
Mutually assured destruction is always an effective tactic.
grab ✍🏻 the ✍🏻 dentist’s ✍🏻 crotches ✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻 got it! i’ll be sure to cite you as my source for that tip!!
You understand, of course, that any unauthorized use of my original material is in violation of the implicit non-disclosure agreement.
(Note to self: call attorney first thing on Monday to see if I got that right.))
i consulted my attorney (me) and she said “la la la la not listening!!” so top that one
Okay.
According to Benjamin Franklin, “The [person of gender] who defends himself in court has a fool for a lawyer and a jackass for a client.”
If you like the dentist so much why don't you marry him/her??
i would never want to distract a dental professional from performing their sworn duty 🫡
I also love 'dentistry as reconciliation.'
pouring one out for St. Apollonia tonight
This is what I think of when I go to the dentist 😂😂😂.
https://youtu.be/YoWom0CCRKM?si=2_i-U0YVrLYsSULG
Oh you included him 😂😂.
how many minds did steve martin poison!!
LOADS!!