On 5/2/2013 11:15 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> Damn, I forgot to ask my wife for a 500 dollar check. Insurance pays for
>> 60% and he gives me $200 off cause we're buddies but my guess is that
>> it's
>> gonna cost me about $500 more. Boy teeth are sure expensive!
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> Wow, nice buddy Teeth are expensive, but I bet you agree they are
> worth it! Just think of the alternative ...
His office is next to mine - he better give me a discount! They're
expensive, and worth it alright. I try to never leave home without 'em!
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>> My dentist is pretty slick though. He's a master with the xylocaine.
>> Other
>> dentists are like butchers, pumping drugs into you until one side of your
>> face is dead to the world. He does a good job at using a little xylo at
>> the right spots. He spent quite a while working in there. He had a couple
>> of electronic probes, a TV camera, a small hand-held drill and a root
>> canal drill stuck in my poor little mouth. He might have even stuck a
>> microphone in there at one point. :-)
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> Microphone huh? Heh now for the blackmail letters ... <g>
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Are you kidding? Dentistry is a lot more lucrative than mere blackmail.
:-)