ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I picked the short straw for my dental genetics: soft easily attacked teeth, missing several adult teeth genetically; diabetic, etc. Well I had an insulin reaction Monday morning and it looks like I broke a couple of my repaired/replacement teeth during the convulsions. So now I'm getting that classic gap toothed hillbilly look so many of my Ozark kinfolk have/had. Top it off with I don't have vacation time yet with my new job and I have usually had my dental work done across the border for affordability issues---now is not a good time to make an international trip! Looks like folks will be able to hear the banjos when I smile at them for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Helmet till you get your new pump and get it adjusted. Oh do something spiffy and memorable with the helmet of course but wear a helmet will ya? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Frosty; I'm, sorta, smiling at you! (cue dueling powerhammers!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Thumpa thump, thump, WHAM! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Thomas, once a hillbilly, always a hillbilly.....teeth or no teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 but this way he can check out at Walmart's express lane for 15 teeth or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 You know why hillbillies can always spot revenuers don't you? They're the only ones with all their teeth. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Steve; sad but true! I guess I get to endure it until things settle down again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Sorry to hear about the "event", Thomas. That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Hey; she didn't call the EMTs this time! I *HATE* waking up with the EMTs standing over me saying "Mr Powers, Mr Powers"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 You know what we say here- pictures, or it didn't happen. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Did you know the toothbrush was invented in Arkansas. If it was invented anywhere else it would have been called a teethbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Did you know the toothbrush was invented in Arkansas. If it was invented anywhere else it would have been called a teethbrush. Heh. Nice. So, TP, what kind of compound are using to this here polish you're talking about? What is the appropriate rouge to get your Hillbilly Image to a mirror shine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 OH: Dirt Dauber nests, grind them fine and mix to a slurry with moonshine. Irondragon; you are hitting too close to home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 What Thomas isn't telling you Ohio, is HIllbillies mix dirt dauber nests to slurry with moonshine by drinking the moonshine, falling and thrashing around on dirt dauber nests. Not mentioning what's usually in the slurry when they wake up though. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Ah, I see. And then TP spends time contouring the cheekbones to achieve a natural, smooth definition. That clarifies things. I do wonder what TP uses for eyeshadow---I bet he goes for the smoky-eye-look by getting too close to a fire he may or may not have started. I'm not saying TP is an arsonist, though my hunch is that he is often arson adjacent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 My favorite Arkansas story comes from my wife whose late husband at one time was a pastor in Arkansas. A parishoner told them that people from Arkansas were very economical with their language, eliminating words whenever possible and using just letters. Example when waterfowl hunting in that state: "R M ducks?" "S, M R ducks." "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 U U, CD Bks? M R geese. R R R. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Now all I need to do is to braid my beard to go with my "punctuated dentition". Luckily grits is easy on the gums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 As my late father-born-and-raised-in-Arkansas-in-law used to say, "That feller's got summer teeth---summer in and summer out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 And there's also "Summer black 'n summer missing>" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks for cheering me up---I think. I must remember to send all y'all a cholla stuffed pillow for Christmas or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Sure send me a cholla craft. IF you pick and craft it without: tongs, gloves or getting a student to do it for you. However if you do get a student to make a cholla pillow I'd like a copy of the video. Some friends and I were dirt biking in the Mojave desert and ran into a couple of the school bullies at our camp. The really un-nice one picked the smallest guy at our fire and started in. Well Jim was small, light and not a fighter so he took the stick he was poking the fire with in hand. Bully laughed and told Jim he was going to shove it where the sun don't shine. Jimmy poked it into one of the chollas near the fire and flicked it at the bully, got em both too. End of bully involvement in our weekend and Jim got to be the hero of the weekend. Those two guy's thing was making people miserable so everybody at El Mirage dry lake was happy. Ahhhh, happy cholla cactus memories. Thanks for triggering that one Thomas. Good times. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern509 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Good thing medical masks are all the rage these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Good thing I'm not crossing the border twice a day where folks with fully automatic weapons dislike mask wearing crossers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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