“Had I positioned her the way she should have been, the audience would just see the back of her head.”That must have been one picky reader. To me, Elizabeth seems to be looking at John. She could have glanced up at the caterpillar, then looked down to make eye contact with John.
In today’s world, all those dental procedures would have my dentist doing a jig. The cost to the patient for any dental work now a days is staggering. That is a good day’s work (and pay) for the Doc.
My wife teeth were fine with our old dentist but he sold out the dentist that took over said she needed over $6000.00 worth work done however she went to other dentist her teeth were fine go figure
I have a very severe ‘idiopathic’ reaction to all local anesthesia. I didn’t discover this til the new fast water/air drills came in (in the sixties or so), because up til that time, my dentist never used anesthesia for drilling. In the end, my dentist gave up his old mechanical drills, and that was it for me. Back then, there was no recognition that ’caines could produce an extremely painful and lengthy reaction, but it was a very great relief to get rid of my teeth, since there was no way to maintain them. Gas was no use; the ‘caine reaction begins as it starts to wear off. The last time they gave me novocaine (not for dental work; I had been told so often by that time that the problem was ’all in my head’ that I half believed it), it took over eighteen hours to wear off, and all the time I was in extremely acute pain.
The worst of it, both then and probably now, is that this not uncommon reaction to local anesthesias makes many medical procedures very expensive, since general anesthesia is all we can use. I have never found a dentist who would do dental maintenance under general anesthesia, even if I coúld afford it. Oral surgeons will pull teeth under general anesthesia, but unless things have changed immensely over the last twenty years, there is no way to maintain your teeth if you are sensitive to the locals.
At least the doctors now recognize the issue, even if they don’t understand anything about it.
Once in the middle of the night, I awoke briefly and just laid there. After a minute or two, I felt something crawling on my nose. I quickly jumped out of bed, wiped my hand across my nose, and turned on the light. It was a little spider that had creeped down from the ceiling using its webbing. The spider’s line was still hanging from the ceiling. Creeped me out…
yldonaldson almost 11 years ago
It could have been worse. I was afraid he was sleeping on the caterpillar!
pawpawbear almost 11 years ago
So funny!!
Salinasong almost 11 years ago
Rude awakening!
QuietStorm27 almost 11 years ago
My daughter could have been the screamer. 8 yrs old and still screams at the dentist.
lightenup Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Cute! (Especially since it’s not happening to me! ;-))
astar15 almost 11 years ago
There are actually some poisonous caterpillars in real life.
alondra almost 11 years ago
This is hilarious! Especially since John gets to be the butt of the joke for a change!
danlarios almost 11 years ago
welcome to the insect world
ssejhill almost 11 years ago
Could have been worse … it could have been a fuzzy mustache
Gokie5 almost 11 years ago
“Had I positioned her the way she should have been, the audience would just see the back of her head.”That must have been one picky reader. To me, Elizabeth seems to be looking at John. She could have glanced up at the caterpillar, then looked down to make eye contact with John.
Gretchen's Mom almost 11 years ago
John would have been better off napping in the office after hours. No kids!
And no fuzzy caterpillars either!!!!! ;-)
summerdog86 almost 11 years ago
In today’s world, all those dental procedures would have my dentist doing a jig. The cost to the patient for any dental work now a days is staggering. That is a good day’s work (and pay) for the Doc.
Train 1911 almost 11 years ago
My wife teeth were fine with our old dentist but he sold out the dentist that took over said she needed over $6000.00 worth work done however she went to other dentist her teeth were fine go figure
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
@Doctor Toon
I have a very severe ‘idiopathic’ reaction to all local anesthesia. I didn’t discover this til the new fast water/air drills came in (in the sixties or so), because up til that time, my dentist never used anesthesia for drilling. In the end, my dentist gave up his old mechanical drills, and that was it for me. Back then, there was no recognition that ’caines could produce an extremely painful and lengthy reaction, but it was a very great relief to get rid of my teeth, since there was no way to maintain them. Gas was no use; the ‘caine reaction begins as it starts to wear off. The last time they gave me novocaine (not for dental work; I had been told so often by that time that the problem was ’all in my head’ that I half believed it), it took over eighteen hours to wear off, and all the time I was in extremely acute pain.
The worst of it, both then and probably now, is that this not uncommon reaction to local anesthesias makes many medical procedures very expensive, since general anesthesia is all we can use. I have never found a dentist who would do dental maintenance under general anesthesia, even if I coúld afford it. Oral surgeons will pull teeth under general anesthesia, but unless things have changed immensely over the last twenty years, there is no way to maintain your teeth if you are sensitive to the locals.
At least the doctors now recognize the issue, even if they don’t understand anything about it.
Snoopy_Fan almost 11 years ago
Once in the middle of the night, I awoke briefly and just laid there. After a minute or two, I felt something crawling on my nose. I quickly jumped out of bed, wiped my hand across my nose, and turned on the light. It was a little spider that had creeped down from the ceiling using its webbing. The spider’s line was still hanging from the ceiling. Creeped me out…
loves raising duncan almost 11 years ago
Lizzie found the catapiiler Mike!
barister almost 11 years ago
very funny.