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Birdie

I was told that we don’t start with mouth bacteria, but we get it by sharing foods with people who do. In other words, we almost always get it from our parents.

I don’t know how true that is.

Yes. I heard this from my previous dentist, too who told me that folks who are prone to cavities have one type of mouth bacteria and those who have gum disease have another. Typically you don’t have both. I mean I guess you could but he said they are competing bacterias and we get it from our parents as little kids. Often times babies get kissed on the mouth (not sure why folks feel the need to do this) or like when little kids learn how to give hugs and kisses they will try to go in for mouth kisses. But I definitely heard the same and now I’m like well, just give me all the fluoride please.

Jennkryst

@Testament said in RL Peeves:

But does anyone else get the feeling that dentists are kind of…judgmental? As in, no matter how hard you try to take care of your teeth, you still get slightly browbeaten about it?

“Have you come in for a check up in the last six months?”

… In this economy?

I do rue the day I actually get dental coverage, and pity the workload of whoever I end up going to see about things. Because, uh… I gots problemz.

Testament

@Jennkryst I mean, for a long time I was right there with you. No insurance of any kind. Thankfully, I didn’t start having problems with my teeth until after I already had it. Which is annoying because, again, I may of just gotten bad luck in regards to genetics.

And to note, my health insurance is absolute crap, but for whatever reason, the dental is absolutely amazing. Don’t know how it worked out like that.

IoleRae

I really wish there was somebody following me around with an ‘eat, you idiot’ sign to wave at me when I start lamenting the pits of despair I have fallen into.

Duke Whisky

@IoleRae - I’ll do it for free, I’ll even toss in “don’t forget your meds” and “drink water”

Solstice

Sparing the gory details, IBS has commanded my entire day for two of the last eight days.

Bionic stomachs, when?

Pavel

@Solstice said in RL Peeves:

Sparing the gory details, IBS has commanded my entire day for two of the last eight days.

Bionic stomachs, when?

Bionic stomachs, yes. Bionic bowels, no. Sorry, nobody wants to do the bionic gong farmer certificate.

Solstice

@Pavel

What if I ask very politely?

Pavel

@Solstice Honestly I just wanted to say gong farmer. Because that’s a term I know and want to use as often as possible. It, surprisingly, doesn’t come up very often.

Testament

Got my rent renewal lease today. It’s increasing by 12.6%.

What the ever living fuck. On top of the stress with the wedding, there’s now this. Fan-fucking-tastic.

Solstice

@Testament

Well, I now know what I’m dreading in October.

Holy crap.

Testament

I am very mad today. Mad enough that it’s hard to quantify this level of rage into coherent words.

That is all.

Jennkryst

@Testament said in RL Peeves:

I am very mad today. Mad enough that it’s hard to quantify this level of rage into coherent words.

That is all.

I have at least three words!
dwight war

Testament

@Jennkryst

Not going to go into some huge diatribe, because that wouldn’t soothe my rage in the slightest.

I’ll just look to my tv dad.

GF

Violence solves nothing. I am mature enough to know that.

I am also so angry I hardly am fighting to care.

Jennkryst

@GF said in RL Peeves:

Violence solves nothing.

I mean. Not to be a pedant, but neither the Nazis nor the Confederates were peacefully convinced they were wrong about things. Fancy Capaldi-Doctor speech notwithstanding.

Testament

@GF I learned a long time ago, there will come a point where words will not work.

It will not stop here, mark my words if this is left unchecked. Because the precedent has now been set.

GF

@Testament said in RL Peeves:

It will not stop here, mark my words if this is left unchecked. Because the precedent has now been set.

And instructions given in the text about how to go further.

Jennkryst

@Testament said in RL Peeves:

@GF I learned a long time ago, there will come a point where words will not work.

It will not stop here, mark my words if this is left unchecked. Because the precedent has now been set.

Precedent has not only been set, Thomas has openly stated he thinks all SCOTUS substantive due process laws should be reconsidered, which include Griswald, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Those are Birth Control, Sex outside of Marriage, and Same-Sex Marriage respectively. Like, that’s an almost direct quote from his opinion. They already have their game plan on what they’re going after next. They are telling us what they are coming for.

Edit to upload the relevant part of the opinion:

Pyrephox

Hey all!

MOD VOICE: We know that this is a very rough time in American politics, and believe me, we’re absolutely as angry and heartbroken as you are. We know you need to talk about things, vent and mourn.

However, when we created the board, we made a conscious decision not to have politics as part of the discussions here. What’s happening now goes way, way beyond a “peeve”, and unfortunately, this isn’t the place for the discussions that need to happen. We’re going to ask you to please have those discussions in the appropriate places and not on this board.

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