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So long as he didn't ask "Is it safe? Is it safe?" Or is it only me who has Laurence Olivier for a dentist?
Posted by: Henry Bones | March 30, 2011 at 04:31 PM
I'm okay, I have a female dentist, but she does tell me off if she sees I have trainers on and no socks.
Posted by: Martin | March 30, 2011 at 05:19 PM
If only dentists could go digital!
Posted by: The Poet Laura-eate | March 30, 2011 at 05:32 PM
Henry - I rest my case, Marathon Man in the internet age would be a fifty yard dash.
Posted by: JonathanM | March 30, 2011 at 08:33 PM
Martin, I don't know about you, but I think I would be worried about a dentist who takes too much interest in my feet.
Laura, if you find a site where I can download a free gold crown I would be grateful. I don't mind looking like Goldie, but I think it's unlikely that I'll ever be an alternative *national treasure*.
Posted by: JonathanM | March 30, 2011 at 08:44 PM
Everyone's an expert, eh? I blame the X Factor, it has validated the nation.
Posted by: Sam | March 30, 2011 at 09:12 PM
Yes, I have an NHS gold crown too.I'm afraid to smile.
Posted by: Steerforth | March 30, 2011 at 09:15 PM
Steerforth - I did wonder if I should adopt a similar sales tactic, strap somebody in a chair and tell them that in the long run a leather bound copy of The Pregnant Widow would be much the best thing for them.
Posted by: JonathanM | March 30, 2011 at 09:25 PM
That could be the new strategy for your customers - a bit of sub-dom fetishism (do you have a basement?).
That's a niche market that's completely Kindle-proof.
Posted by: Steerforth | March 30, 2011 at 09:48 PM
Last time I went to the dentist he said disapprovingly "Your gums are in particularly good shape for a smoker". How does one apologise for that?
Posted by: LucyFishwife | March 30, 2011 at 09:52 PM
"I'll give you digital, mate," he said, and poked Dr Smarmy in the eye. With one bound he was free.
"Mwa-ha-haaa," he said through heavily numbed lips, running through the waiting room, trailing a thin green line of mouthwash drool.
"Come to the shop tomorrow, and I'll sell you ten copies of Modernist Cuisine."
Posted by: Henry Bones | March 31, 2011 at 02:45 AM
Jonathan, I did wonder why she kept trying to file my teeth.
Lucy, I was told my teeth were in good shape, but as for my gums.......we won't go there.
Posted by: Martin | March 31, 2011 at 01:48 PM
Are you sure that he IS a dentist, and not a man dressed in a Dentist suit?
Posted by: Slimavite | March 31, 2011 at 03:17 PM
I think it's a safe chair.
Posted by: Dentist Seattle | April 14, 2011 at 08:22 AM