Now THIS is symmetry.

[Rain Man]

About three weeks ago, I was in Newport News, Virginia. I had a very nice crab cake, and unfortunately got a bit of shell in it. PAIN! PAIN!

Coincidentally, I had a dentist appointment scheduled early the next week, so I went and got it checked out. No problem, just sore from the crunching.

Fast forward to now. I'm in Newport Beach, California. I just went to a seafood place and had bouillabaise (fish soup), which had a nice western Alaska crab in it, and lobster and a bunch of other stuff. I was enjoying it, and - crunch - PAIN! PAIN!

Same tooth, different Newport, same general crustacean, different coast. I sheared off about 20 percent of the tooth.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I eat seafood all the time and that never happens to me. Bummer man.

[Hammock Parties]

The first time I saw the name of the city "Newport News, Virginia," I thought it was a Nicholas Athan typo.

[Skip Towne]

It seems like, ever since you hired DaFace, all you do is travel around. Shouldn't you stay and help him at least a little?

[Rain Man]

It seems like, ever since you hired DaFace, all you do is travel around. Shouldn't you stay and help him at least a little?

He's the Michael Collins to my Buzz Aldrin.

[listopencil]

I was born in Newport News, Virginia.

[Thig Lyfe]

Stay away from Newports, dude.

[Rain Man]

I was born in Newport News, Virginia.

I looked for the memorial, but I couldn't find it. Sorry.

[Buehler445]

Sorry about your tooth dude. Stick to beef. Bones are big. You can see 'em;)

[Kaylore]

That sucks. I've had several fillings and my Mother made sure we flossed and brushed as she was a dental assistant.

On an unrelated note, what's going on with GoChief's avatar? Did he lose another bet or is this another one of his moment-to-moment flip-flop stances?

[Hammock Parties]

That sucks. I've had several fillings and my Mother made sure we flossed and brushed as she was a dental assistant.

On an unrelated note, what's going on with GoChief's avatar? Did he lose another bet or is this another one of his moment-to-moment flip-flop stances?

I didn't lose a bet. It's all in good fun, Mr. Kaylore.

[blueballs]

A mouth full of mid-western crab
can't be a fun experience either

[Braincase]

A mouth full of mid-western crab
can't be a fun experience either

You'd have to ask one of Skip's amorous liasons about that... or GOATSE.

[Bwana]

Sorry about your tooth dude. Stick to beef. Bones are big. You can see 'em;)

:thumb:

[BigMeatballDave]

I didn't lose a bet. It's all in good fun, Mr. Kaylore.Its not just good fun. Its dead-on-balls accurate...

[BigMeatballDave]

I didn't lose a bet. It's all in good fun, Mr. Kaylore.Its not just good fun. Its dead-on-balls accurate...

[BigMeatballDave]

I didn't lose a bet. It's all in good fun, Mr. Kaylore.Its not just good fun. Its dead-on-balls accurate...

[stevieray]

....anywhere but Arrowhead.

[stevieray]

....anywhere but Arrowhead.

[stevieray]

...anywhere but Arrowhead.

[stevieray]

...anywhere but Arrowhead.

[Skip Towne]

You'd have to ask one of Skip's amorous liasons about that... or GOATSE.
Hey!!

[Rain Man]

Dang. Dang, dang, dang.

I'm back home and went to the dentist. Without boring anybody with a bunch of details, the tooth is more or less history. I've got three options: a crown that won't last very long, a bridge that will require messing up a healthy tooth in front of it, or one of those titanium implants that sounds like it's going to be very unpleasant. The dentist is recommending that I do the implant.

Anyone got one of those? What can I expect? How bad is the process of getting it? Once it's done, do you not have to think about it any more? And does having a titanium rod in my mouth make me some sort of bionic eater, able to crush steel cable and stuff?

I'm bummed.

[seclark]

go w/the crown. at your age, the rest of your teeth will be falling out before too long.

[JohninGpt]

...does having a titanium rod in my mouth make me some sort of bionic eater, able to crush steel cable and stuff?
Think of Jaws from the Bond movies.

[go bo]

Dang. Dang, dang, dang.

I'm back home and went to the dentist. Without boring anybody with a bunch of details, the tooth is more or less history. I've got three options: a crown that won't last very long, a bridge that will require messing up a healthy tooth in front of it, or one of those titanium implants that sounds like it's going to be very unpleasant. The dentist is recommending that I do the implant.

Anyone got one of those? What can I expect? How bad is the process of getting it? Once it's done, do you not have to think about it any more? And does having a titanium rod in my mouth make me some sort of bionic eater, able to crush steel cable and stuff?

I'm bummed.i have a crown that was installed in the mid-eighties...

never had a problem with it at all...

[seclark]

i have a crown that was installed in the mid-eighties...

never had a problem with it at all...
i've had the same one for 12 years. i'm thinking rain man has a dentist that's trying to make a couple extra bucks.

[Rain Man]

A crown was one of three options given to me. However, the twist to the story is that the broken tooth is a baby tooth. I never had a permanent tooth come into that location, so the baby tooth never fell out. I'd already been warned in previous visits that it's nearing the end of its life, so if I get a crown, apparently the tooth is going to eventually go the way of dinosaur in a few years anyway.

And I guess the dentist was right, since the picture tube just went out on the tooth.

[Simply Red]

The first time I saw the name of the city "Newport News, Virginia," I thought it was a Nicholas Athan typo.
who is Nicholas Athan?

[phobia's skidmark]

he is in the brown ring of fame along with you know who...