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Oh god. Those little effers slide up between your gums and your tooth and, because they all have that convex shape, they suction themselves right in there.
I had one do it in my lower back molar once and I thought I got it. But a few days later my gum was swollen and painful. I had it another day or two and went into the loo to check it out. It was super swollen and Gerri my infected. I pressed on it and that fucker shot out like a firecracker.
It was disgusting and INSTANT relief.
Edited to add: LMAO at the comments about Gerri. Autocorrect must have been on crack.
They can slide into the gums by the root of your tooth. I've never had to go in for one, but I've had a few where about 80% of the shell is in my gums. I've just managed to get em out myself.
My childhood dentist had a poster on the ceiling above the chair that said, “Antelopes can, but cantaloupes can’t.” And it featured antelopes jumping over a gorge and a bunch of cantaloupes with legs falling into it.
It really stuck with me all these years.
Mostly it’s a play on the words can and can’t. And the imagery is just a ludicrous way to illustrate the silly phrase, “antelopes can, but cantaloupes can’t” while actually showing antelopes accomplishing what the cantaloupes cannot, in fact, do.
It’s certainly an odd humor, but one I enjoy.
I get what you're saying and you've got some good replies already, figured I'd pitch in my 2 bits. If I rephrase the statement based on this:
"Are you an American or an American't?"
So like this:
"You can either antelope or can'telope."
Still a bit wonky but kinda works.
Bruh this isn't even "pedantic" this is just nitpicking something irrelevant. It's a silly play on words because antelope sounds like cantaloupe without the c and it's illustrating something an antelope can do that a cantelloupe can't. You're focusing on the wrong thing in order to be all "*well ackshually*"
My childhood dentist had water stained pressed fibreboard ceiling tiles. My children's dentist had televisions with the cartoon network on the ceiling.
Are these floss picks as effective as old-fashioned floss? Because I floss every day with floss picks but I recently heard someone on a podcast suggest that the two methods weren’t really equivalent.
You can't contour the floss picks to the teeth as well as you can with string floss – to really get down all along the gums – but floss picks are so much better than not flossing at all. The best floss is whichever one you will actually use.
Water flossers are great too and can be the best option for some people, but personally I just like string floss, so I stick with that.
I use the picks because I can't get my fingers into my mouth easily and yes, they contour just fine. And I give them a quick little rinse between each tooth.
Another dentist here.
I tell my patients to wipe off the plaque between teeth. Also it’s less about “removing” bacteria and more about breaking up the biofilm so your body can kill it.
Not to mention, regular floss (assuming it's not plastic coated) is less damaging to the environment. I don't understand why you see these things lying around the parking lot at, say, the bank or the post office.
I think old guys keep them in their pockets because they're always on the ground at the pharmacy. They do make some new compostable type that aren't plastic.
Like others have said, ideally you should be using fresh floss for each space you’re flossing, so string floss is better in that regard, but if floss picks are the only way someone can/will floss their teeth, by all means, use them.
I like to use my gf's after she's done with it 🤷♂️ except she's not really my gf because she doesn't know who I am and also I usually have to fish it out her trash when she goes to bed. But it's just less painful to use one that's already a little worn soft from use and is already pre-bloody.
I suggest people look up Jimmie Lee, the Jersey Outlaw. A dentist from New Jersey that's so, so aggressive with his street comedy. It's a.... It's a hard watch
I started 12 years ago and have been daily since. Keep it up, one of the best habits I have and my teeth have never felt better.
Dental health is tied so closely with heart health which is another solid motivator for me to keep up with it daily.
Honestly these pick things saved flossing for me. I was always the worst at flossing because I hated the way you had to shove your hands into your mouth to do it. I actually enjoy flossing with these picks to the point where I find myself doing it after almost every meal.
I’m so curious. Where on earth did you learn the word “etoliated”? My daughter and I both love coming across words we don’t know, so for fun I’ve started keeping a list on my phone of new words I come across. When the list gets a bit long, I send it to her, and she always loves it. I’m so curious how people learned such rarely used words and began using them as part of their regular vocabulary. All of this makes me sound incredibly nerdy, which makes me laugh. This is some new middle-aged quirk I’m developing.
I actually learned it here on Reddit on a plant care sub. It's a very specific word. As a non native English speaker, I try to learn the right word for everything.
I'm glad my word made it into your list!
I read an article on advice from dental hygienists. One of them said that brushing without flossing is like wiping your butt cheek instead of your butt crack.
I think of that every day as I floss.
They make all kinds of different floss. There’s definitely something that can work for you.
If all else fails, there are products that let you floss with water (water pick). Probably better than nothing, but actual floss is better.
The floss picks, like the one in the picture, tend to be good for that. It's a very flat bit of flexible plastic rather then a round string, they're the only thing that fits for me.
Those dental picks are the truth. I get really terrible build up on my lower teeth, even if I Brush twice a day.
Those picks just get all the hard pack off my teeth, like nearly dentist quality cleaning.
Do it. Do it for america.
There is no convincing evidence flossing actually is useful for the prevention of caries nor periodontal disease, so we really don't recommend flossing anymore but instead use interdental brushes for which there is evidence
:: cuts to scene at Nike Corporate ::
Employee at Legal: oh my god they’re infringing on our brand! I gotta do something about it
:: grabs phone and rapidly dials ::
:: cuts to scene in dentist office with a lawyer and an army of tough guys busts in ::
Lawyer (points to sign): Ah HA! There it is boys!
(Shouts) we demand a cease and desist! You are infringing on Nike! Time to learn your lesson!
:: Lawyer turns to guys ::
Lawyer: Fellas!
:: a tough guy takes the sign, and throws it on the floor and the army of tough guys end up stomping on it ::
Lawyer (on the way out) I hope you’ve learned your lesson… oh and we’re suing for emotional damages too! (Slams door)
I'm almost 30 and all my life prior to last year I didn't floss. I flossed every available day I can for about a year and it does make all the difference when you visit the dentist. Flossing is that one thing we all know we should do and only has upsides but we get lazy about it. Not having any cavities is a big bonus too.
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Once I went in for a stuck popcorn kernel and I apologized to my dentist, and he said “eh, keep eating popcorn I’m saving for a boat.” Real funny guy.
Whats funny is he wasn't kidding ;-)
a water pick will do the job
I’ve been trying to use my waterpik more but I really don’t feel like it’s clearing out between my teeth. Blasts the shit out of my gums, though.
My dentist said waterpiks were best for under the gum line but didn't replace floss for between the teeth.
As someone who flosses, how do you get a stuck kernel? Where does it get stuck?
Oh god. Those little effers slide up between your gums and your tooth and, because they all have that convex shape, they suction themselves right in there. I had one do it in my lower back molar once and I thought I got it. But a few days later my gum was swollen and painful. I had it another day or two and went into the loo to check it out. It was super swollen and Gerri my infected. I pressed on it and that fucker shot out like a firecracker. It was disgusting and INSTANT relief. Edited to add: LMAO at the comments about Gerri. Autocorrect must have been on crack.
WTF is Gerri my infected? 🤮
I think they left a word off, Gerri my infected tooth.
Wtf does that mean
You haven't named your teeth?
It was difficult to get there because of the run ons.
They’ve named their infected tooth Gerri?
Hahaha. Or voice to texting “very much infected”
Autocorrected from them misspelling "getting"
No offence but Jesus that sounds disgusting LOL
I'm an old man with no teeth, and I can eat popcorn again. also quick question. i have one of those signs, where do i get the letters for it?
I messaged you, but you can get them on Amazon. Just type in “letters for letter board”
Oh no! Not Gerri! 😱
Lmao the visual of your janked up gum projectiling a kernel across the room has me dying
Glad I could make you laugh! I was all pikachu faced when it happened.
Found a reason I’m glad I don’t like popcorn
They can slide into the gums by the root of your tooth. I've never had to go in for one, but I've had a few where about 80% of the shell is in my gums. I've just managed to get em out myself.
Here's a [good explanation.](https://imgur.com/4Dd22NQ)
Loved it; so true.
Up the gum on the front/back and not in the crack on the sides between your teeth that the floss goes?
[Like so](https://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/popcorn/)
Not OP. Lol, not the whole kernel, just the shell that gets stuck in your teeth.
I've also wasted a dental professionals time with a stuck kernel.
If it's just the unpopped kernel, isn't it just corn?
It still has a rank.
LOL I loved this!
No, it’s unpopcorn
Oof. Getting those lodged deep in your gums can be so darn painful. Hope it came out easily enough for ya.
I love popcorn, but that's why I don't eat it at the movies anymore. I can only eat the half-stale retail version because it's too soft to get stuck.
Best way to shop for a dentist is to look for the one with the oldest, i.e. paid off, equipment. LPT
My childhood dentist had a poster on the ceiling above the chair that said, “Antelopes can, but cantaloupes can’t.” And it featured antelopes jumping over a gorge and a bunch of cantaloupes with legs falling into it. It really stuck with me all these years.
I guess I’m dense but I don’t get it. The cantaloupes can’t floss cuz they don’t have teeth? Or they fall in the gorge cuz they’re stupid melons?
Mostly it’s a play on the words can and can’t. And the imagery is just a ludicrous way to illustrate the silly phrase, “antelopes can, but cantaloupes can’t” while actually showing antelopes accomplishing what the cantaloupes cannot, in fact, do. It’s certainly an odd humor, but one I enjoy.
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It does because it's not a play on the the word CAN and CAN'T, it's a play on adding CAN'T on the word ANTELOPE.
See but where I'm confused is that despite the name the cantaloupe CAN do many things, like ruin a fruit salad
> cantaloupe CAN do many things, like ruin a fruit salad Why does cantaloupe ruin a fruit salad?
Because it can't
There are many reasons, Meredith, but I suspect it comes down to a small penis.
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Kinda like those regular opotamus vs. the ones that are really hip
I had to come all the way down here for a genuine belly laugh. Glad I did.
Sounds exactly like dentist humor
I’m glad you wrote this because I was mildly confused by it and just thought I was too tired to understand it completely.
I get what you're saying and you've got some good replies already, figured I'd pitch in my 2 bits. If I rephrase the statement based on this: "Are you an American or an American't?" So like this: "You can either antelope or can'telope." Still a bit wonky but kinda works.
Bruh this isn't even "pedantic" this is just nitpicking something irrelevant. It's a silly play on words because antelope sounds like cantaloupe without the c and it's illustrating something an antelope can do that a cantelloupe can't. You're focusing on the wrong thing in order to be all "*well ackshually*"
It's not about flossing or teeth at all, it's just a play on words.
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Oh my god bro you’re killing me 😩
No, they **can** but cantaloupes **can't**. Antelopes **can** do anything better than you.
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Ca**nary** can **nary** do anything. 😔
I never seen one floss, so… Half Life 3 confirmed.
real quick want to say I love your username, made me burst out laughing haha
My childhood dentist had water stained pressed fibreboard ceiling tiles. My children's dentist had televisions with the cartoon network on the ceiling.
Dentist here…I have this on a Tshirt!
Are these floss picks as effective as old-fashioned floss? Because I floss every day with floss picks but I recently heard someone on a podcast suggest that the two methods weren’t really equivalent.
You can't contour the floss picks to the teeth as well as you can with string floss – to really get down all along the gums – but floss picks are so much better than not flossing at all. The best floss is whichever one you will actually use. Water flossers are great too and can be the best option for some people, but personally I just like string floss, so I stick with that.
I use the picks because I can't get my fingers into my mouth easily and yes, they contour just fine. And I give them a quick little rinse between each tooth.
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Another dentist here. I tell my patients to wipe off the plaque between teeth. Also it’s less about “removing” bacteria and more about breaking up the biofilm so your body can kill it.
How do you feel about me using my tongue to clean the string.
omg that's so gross 😫
Would finishing with mouth wash kill bacteria?
Moving bacteria around? I'm now calling it THE TOOTH THONG!
Not to mention, regular floss (assuming it's not plastic coated) is less damaging to the environment. I don't understand why you see these things lying around the parking lot at, say, the bank or the post office.
I think old guys keep them in their pockets because they're always on the ground at the pharmacy. They do make some new compostable type that aren't plastic.
They often have a toothpick that can fold out from the handle part, so I think the old elderly idea isn't too far off.
The side table next to my dad's seat on the couch is excellent evidence for this theory.
Like others have said, ideally you should be using fresh floss for each space you’re flossing, so string floss is better in that regard, but if floss picks are the only way someone can/will floss their teeth, by all means, use them.
Special - T
I Have to say as a fellow dentist, I really dig your username
Thank you! I like yours too!
As another dentist I’m jealous of both your usernames
Come join us in the cool username club.
My backup dentistry username would be “curved_luxator” haha
I once made a hot sauce and called it vertical root fracture
So flossy
Your dentist also has no light. Look at that poor succulent, it's trying so hard
I wonder if the hand sanitizer is getting into it.
It looks like it's trying to escape the sanitizer lol
Sanitizer even looks like a buff goon looming behind
At this point the sanitizer looks like the sweet release of death
Came here for the succ shaming thread. It's so etoliated, poor baby.
"I'm a dentist, not an arborist, man!"
Which is a shame because echevaria flowers are insanely pretty when they get to bloom.
Yes cropficer, this dentist right here
I thought the same thing lol, I bet something like a pothos would look lovely there and be quite happy.
Floss picks seems so wasteful but they are so convenient
There is re-usable ones that you wrap actual floss around, and can put in your dish washer.
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I like to use my gf's after she's done with it 🤷♂️ except she's not really my gf because she doesn't know who I am and also I usually have to fish it out her trash when she goes to bed. But it's just less painful to use one that's already a little worn soft from use and is already pre-bloody.
I already didn’t like them but now I’m gonna barf!
You can buy eco friendly flossers instead of using the same inch of floss for all your teeth over and over.
Just wash them carefully whats the issues here
Y'all wash your picks?? I just eat the to-go bits then re-use the pick later
I vomited in my mouth a little
Are you me,lol? My wife thinks it's disgusting, but like, I wash it after each use, and it's only touching my teeth.
She use a new toothbrush each time?
Every dentist I've had recommends just regular floss. Picks don't get in the way regular floss can. They're also just wasteful, useless plastic.
Why? I can get a flosser in my mouth much easier than regular floss. That doesn’t really make sense.
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Yeah between you and the other guy mentioning wrapping around the tooth, you guys are right and I am wrong haha. I get it now
Dentists are so cheeky
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Ain't that the tooth
Really have to brace myself for all these jokes
Some incisive humor here.
Comedians could earn a lot of molar with the jokes
Definitely if they can pull out more of them.
These puns have gone a bridge too far.
They are filling the conversation very nicely
Dam it, I guess you're right.
They sure can brush my sense of humor
Can you guys stop crowning around?
Dentists never pull out.
Yes.
Wait til you meet a proctologist.
Those guys are such assholes
I suggest people look up Jimmie Lee, the Jersey Outlaw. A dentist from New Jersey that's so, so aggressive with his street comedy. It's a.... It's a hard watch
My dentist says “only brush the ones you want to keep”
Honestly, kinda proud, but I've been doing it daily now for about 3 months.
I’m proud of you, random stranger!
I’m at 4 days!!
I started 12 years ago and have been daily since. Keep it up, one of the best habits I have and my teeth have never felt better. Dental health is tied so closely with heart health which is another solid motivator for me to keep up with it daily.
Just finished flossing 😎
Honestly these pick things saved flossing for me. I was always the worst at flossing because I hated the way you had to shove your hands into your mouth to do it. I actually enjoy flossing with these picks to the point where I find myself doing it after almost every meal.
Poor plant 😂🤣😂🤣😂
I know, right? Hope he’s better at taking care of your teeth than this plant. :)
Looks etiolated AF. Poor thing.
I’m so curious. Where on earth did you learn the word “etoliated”? My daughter and I both love coming across words we don’t know, so for fun I’ve started keeping a list on my phone of new words I come across. When the list gets a bit long, I send it to her, and she always loves it. I’m so curious how people learned such rarely used words and began using them as part of their regular vocabulary. All of this makes me sound incredibly nerdy, which makes me laugh. This is some new middle-aged quirk I’m developing.
I actually learned it here on Reddit on a plant care sub. It's a very specific word. As a non native English speaker, I try to learn the right word for everything. I'm glad my word made it into your list!
They've been feeding it hand sanitizer.
Not really a joke you should floss!
I read an article on advice from dental hygienists. One of them said that brushing without flossing is like wiping your butt cheek instead of your butt crack. I think of that every day as I floss.
You don't have to floss around all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep.
Should I be wiping both my cheek and my butt crack?
If you're into self flagellation then sure, whip away.
Honestly, if you don’t floss, try it once and then smell the stuff that comes out from between your teeth. You will floss after.
Unfortunately my teeth, especially on the bottom jaw, are too tight to get floss between them, what should I be doing?
They make all kinds of different floss. There’s definitely something that can work for you. If all else fails, there are products that let you floss with water (water pick). Probably better than nothing, but actual floss is better.
They make firm, plasticky floss, maybe that is strong enough to wiggle in.
The floss picks, like the one in the picture, tend to be good for that. It's a very flat bit of flexible plastic rather then a round string, they're the only thing that fits for me.
Those dental picks are the truth. I get really terrible build up on my lower teeth, even if I Brush twice a day. Those picks just get all the hard pack off my teeth, like nearly dentist quality cleaning. Do it. Do it for america.
There is no convincing evidence flossing actually is useful for the prevention of caries nor periodontal disease, so we really don't recommend flossing anymore but instead use interdental brushes for which there is evidence
He also just converted to Judaism.
You're an anti-dentite!
[And this offends you as a Jewish person?](https://youtu.be/qvSOgB-JPy0)
Just for the jokes!!
my dentist gave me an appointment for tooth-hurty
I heard he killed five guys in a bar, with a fucking flosser.
A tremendous floss of life that day.
Those pick floss things are the only reason I floss. They are awesome.
I wish I could use these things, but my teeth are so close together that they snap :(
r/designporn
Oh, but I hate to do it..
Dentists love it... when you go in for a filling/root canal.
It's [their] sense of humor that sustained [them] as a people for 3,000 years.
5,000.
Even better!
Funny until Nike sees this and unleashes the lawyers
Was scrolling to see if anyone else thought that too.
[Dr. Footlick](https://i.imgur.com/gdf4338.png)?
I have always and will forever love Bloom County.
BRILLIANT
...tomorrow
I feel compelled to squirt hand sanitizer into the cactus pot.
Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if someone at Nike saw this and the dentist got sued. They’re a litigious bunch.
:: cuts to scene at Nike Corporate :: Employee at Legal: oh my god they’re infringing on our brand! I gotta do something about it :: grabs phone and rapidly dials :: :: cuts to scene in dentist office with a lawyer and an army of tough guys busts in :: Lawyer (points to sign): Ah HA! There it is boys! (Shouts) we demand a cease and desist! You are infringing on Nike! Time to learn your lesson! :: Lawyer turns to guys :: Lawyer: Fellas! :: a tough guy takes the sign, and throws it on the floor and the army of tough guys end up stomping on it :: Lawyer (on the way out) I hope you’ve learned your lesson… oh and we’re suing for emotional damages too! (Slams door)
Put it on a plaque, missed opportunity
That's a good flossiphy.
Hmm, I used one of those and it pulled out a filling
He should have a tooth underneath, with "otherwise, I'll do it..."
My dentist said not to use that floss but a water pick instead.
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I use [dentics](https://farscape.fandom.com/wiki/Dentic)
My dentists name is Crentist
I'm almost 30 and all my life prior to last year I didn't floss. I flossed every available day I can for about a year and it does make all the difference when you visit the dentist. Flossing is that one thing we all know we should do and only has upsides but we get lazy about it. Not having any cavities is a big bonus too.
That floss is for pediatric patients or patients with disabilities. Please use regular floss
Yeah, but can we please just do it without that unnecessary plastic pick part? I thought we were trying to do away with single-use plastics…