Monday, June 23, 2008

The Little Lost Teeth

Esther Esoffigus is in her seventies. She's got red hair and green eyes and cat's glasses. She and her gray-haired, quiet husband Stan came over this evening. They've been married many years, but given what happened on their honeymoon, it started off strangely. Esther lost her front teeth when she was young, and spent more time than she would have liked in a dentist's chair. In those days water and toothpaste weren't fluoridated so tooth loss was a common problem. By the time she married, Esther had a full set of upper front false teeth. She was bending over the bathroom sink to brush them on the first honeymoon night. Her teeth fell out of her mouth, down the drain, and into the U-shaped pipe under the sink. Fortunately Stan's a good handyman. He unscrewed the pipe and took out the teeth for his blushing bride. It didn't cool their passions a bit, then or now.

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