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    humanSuitcaseJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:44pm

    Reminds me I have a dental appointment at the end of August by which I’ll prep 5 minutes before by flossing.

    Holds up bloody, tissue-glopped string to receptionist. “SEE! I DID IT! PUT IT IN MY FILE!”

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      bleedsblue23humanSuitcase
      8/02/16 2:54pm

      This is the most accurate thing ever on this site period.

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      humanSuitcasebleedsblue23
      8/02/16 2:58pm

      Totally doing it in the lobby this time, too. Fuck you, dentist man; get a real doctoring degree.

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    potahhhtoJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:37pm

    I only floss when I can feel something stuck in my teeth. Maybe once every few weeks. I don’t eat much meat, and the last cavity I had was in 1989. Every time I get a cleaning my teeth are so clean they compliment me on my flossing.

    Maybe you’re just a nasty peasant?

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      SlickWilliepotahhhto
      8/02/16 2:42pm

      your breath stank

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      ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and Bokepotahhhto
      8/02/16 2:44pm

      The meat is what keeps your teeth clean, the tougher the better. It scrapes all the shit off your teeth. So eat more meat.

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    GinAndTonic Got Stuck in the BarneyJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:49pm

    No one said it doesn’t make your teeth cleaner, just that it doesn’t prevent periodontal disease or cavities. It might, though, if people flossed properly, which they don’t.

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      JohninLAGinAndTonic Got Stuck in the Barney
      8/02/16 3:35pm

      No one said it doesn’t make your teeth cleaner, just that it doesn’t prevent periodontal disease or cavities.

      No, it said those studies were poorly designed and as such, are impossible to draw conclusions from.

      In the meantime, nearly 50% of Americans have gum disease. The answer here probably isn’t to floss less.

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      WarrenEyePieceJohninLA
      8/02/16 4:02pm

      I stopped having gum issues (bleeding, puffy, red) when I started flossing regularly and it made for much less painful (and bloody) cleaning sessions with the hygienist.

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    SlickWillieJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:41pm

    any flossing doubters out there, go ahead and floss, squeeze that white shit off the string, roll it around your finger and thumb and smell it. Then imagine what that would smell like after a week building up.

    You’ll never not floss again.

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      LittleMarySunshineSlickWillie
      8/02/16 3:02pm

      OMG. I just did that and now pity my husband. I have seen the flossing light!

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      SlickWillieLittleMarySunshine
      8/02/16 3:04pm

      I’m so glad someone actually did this

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    MaezeppaJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 3:01pm

    This isn’t real research. It’s only a ‘meta’ analysis of old studies and basically concludes the studies are bad studies. It doesn’t say flossing is bad or worthless.

    For the record, I have pristine teeth and never bleed when they are scaled. I floss every night/ I don’t simply stick the floss between my teeth and then flick. Rather, I scrape the floss downward seven times against the front and then the back tooth before moving on to the next space.

    I also keep those wonderful G.U.M. floss brushes in my purse and use them during the day.

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      A Pistol for Paddy GarciaMaezeppa
      8/02/16 3:10pm

      How long does it take you to floss?I have big stupid hands and I can’t fucking do it for the life of me. When I tried flossing regularly, I’d start off and then 15 minutes and 12 pints of blood later, I’d have finished flossing one quarter of my teeth.

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      RhoticWahlbergA Pistol for Paddy Garcia
      8/02/16 3:43pm

      If you don’t want the floss, use the Dentek picks. You can do it in front of the TV or while Netflixing, idly, and really do a world of good without wasting time. And you will very quickly stop bleeding when you do, I’d say two weeks, max—your blood is a sign of unhealthy gums.

      Source: person who was high-fived by his oral hygeniest after starting tooth-picking (after horrific previous visit filled with blood and screaming).

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    HeavyJohnsonJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:44pm

    Here’s an experiment:

    1. Brush your teeth.
    2. Floss.
    3. Taste the filth that comes out from between your freshly-brushed teeth.

    All the proof I need.

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      MajorBurnHeavyJohnson
      8/02/16 3:17pm

      What are you, Ted Cruz? Just throw anything that comes out of your mouth or throat away.

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      DontBeSuchaBoobPunchTinaMajorBurn
      8/02/16 5:14pm

      So THAT’s why I keep finding penises in the bathroom trash can!

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    IAmNotADamnWriterJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 3:19pm

    If you don’t floss, you’ll end up like these two lads, ardent Trump supporters...

    “Fancy words” like “brushing and flossing,” is what they mean, I expect. And these boys ain’t never seen anything like this...

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      Crs.oneIAmNotADamnWriter
      8/02/16 4:44pm

      Flossing stuff out from between your teeth has diminishing returns the more teeth you lose.

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      IAmNotADamnWriterCrs.one
      8/02/16 5:53pm

      I guess especially when you lose them from not flossing.

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    kamla deviJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:36pm

    I agree Jordan, these findings are garbage. If I did not floss, the food that gets stuck between my teeth would cause all my teeth to require root canals, which would put me in the poorhouse.

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      sooner518kamla devi
      8/02/16 2:56pm

      My flosser friend always says the same thing, but i rarely floss and I never notice things stuck in my teeth. Maybe the spacing between teeth for some people makes it more likely they get food trapped in there than for others.

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      Maxxumansooner518
      8/02/16 3:59pm

      Maybe your flosser friend’s trying to tell you your breath stinks without saying it in so many words...

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    Low Information BoaterJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:37pm

    It only works if you keep your anti-tiger rock in the bathroom while you floss.

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      rewodLow Information Boater
      8/02/16 2:41pm

      I’m actually pro-flossing, but starred for using one of my all time favorite Simpson references.

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      Joliet Jake Bluesrewod
      8/02/16 2:47pm

      Let the bears pay the bear tax, I pay the Homer tax.

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    NoButWait Hates Your GoT Fan TheoriesJordan Sargent
    8/02/16 2:56pm

    With the way Gawker Media seems to take such an aggressive stance on K-cup coffee pods, I can’t believe they provide those individual floss things as a workplace perk. Those things seem unbelievably wasteful, and I’d say they rival only cigarette butts in terms of the type of litter I see on a regular basis.

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      trichobezoar2NoButWait Hates Your GoT Fan Theories
      8/02/16 3:18pm

      How do the little flossers wind up everywhere??? WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING??? I don’t think I’ve come across a public space without a little flosser lurking somewhere. Parking lots are the worst for flosser sightings.

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      coolbreezetrichobezoar2
      8/02/16 3:30pm

      OMG. I always wonder about flossers in the parking lot. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Did they simply fall out of someone’s pocket en route or did someone drop them while flossing?

      THE QUESTIONS!

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