Well, I don't know what decade MAGA wants to get America back to but at this point it's feeling awfully '70s. I remember the fevered Letters to the Editor of our local newspaper when I was in junior high and early high school, when our town decided to start fluoridating the water. It was mainly a bunch of old biddies and old farts who were also members of the local John Birch Society chapter writing these letters. I remember my friend and I would read them out loud to each other with all the over-dramatic hysteria in which we were sure they were written and just howl with laughter.
When my little burg was on the cusp of fluoridating our water supply - I'm thinking in the 50s - all of our local dentists were highly in favor, one of them, a very prominent fellow in his mid 40's at the time I'd guess, included. Problem was that he was second generation dentist and his father - same name, same middle initial - was a reactionary old fart dead set against it and who lived several hours away. The old man began writing letters to the editor to various local papers with all of that Birch-ite "communist conspiracy" crap but would not bother to add a "Jr." or "Sr." to his signature. So our local guy had to spend a lot of time and money trying to correct the confusion. I assume that grandpa also quit getting invited to Thanksgiving as well. The question arose again recently, not on ideological or philosophical grounds, ostensibly, but by some "fiscal conservative" who claimed that fluoride was damaging the pipes, valves, etc of the distribution system thereby costing us all money. The water company's engineering firm stepped in and quashed that talk and all is well again.
Lol, that poor guy—always having to explain, "No, that wasn't ME, that was HIM!" I have a feeling ol' Dad omitted the "Sr." just to make life miserable for Jr., because that's what people like that do. Good story!
" ... they'd be all in favour of it. It would certainly help them win elections."
Yeah. And there would be fewer smart people, including fewer smart kids, around to make the likes of Trump and Hegseth feel insecure. A distinct plus from their point of view.
Just today the City that Rhymes With Fun had a big ass 9 hour council meeting about fluoride because one councillor is a deep admirer of Whale Head Zaddy, and ultimately they voted to not change the previous council plan to add fluoride to the water when the treatment plant gets refurbished this year. Oh boy, we had speakers from all over and if one didn’t bring this crap up! Fresh off the whacknutter tree!
Ta, Robyn. If you live where the water isn't fluoridated, be aware that it occurs naturally in white and green tea (I think oolong, too, but unsure about that one).
Ken Paxton has always been a piece of shit. Oh, and Bobby Brainworm, you want to know what really messed up my teeth (apart from bad dentistry in childhood)? MEASLES, you fucking junkie asshole!
My mother grew up near Corpus Christi TX, where there are naturally occurring fluorides in the water. I bet that's not the only place people have good teeth, no matter what the government whackdoodles think of next.
As a kid in the 50s, toothpaste made me cry because it was so burny. I still have a problem with some of them. But I sure don't have many cavities.
So that's what happened to Kenny's eye...it wasn't genetic inbreeding it was flouride.
Are we sure that this guy didn’t have a head injury along with the one that put him in a wheelchair?
Well, I don't know what decade MAGA wants to get America back to but at this point it's feeling awfully '70s. I remember the fevered Letters to the Editor of our local newspaper when I was in junior high and early high school, when our town decided to start fluoridating the water. It was mainly a bunch of old biddies and old farts who were also members of the local John Birch Society chapter writing these letters. I remember my friend and I would read them out loud to each other with all the over-dramatic hysteria in which we were sure they were written and just howl with laughter.
When my little burg was on the cusp of fluoridating our water supply - I'm thinking in the 50s - all of our local dentists were highly in favor, one of them, a very prominent fellow in his mid 40's at the time I'd guess, included. Problem was that he was second generation dentist and his father - same name, same middle initial - was a reactionary old fart dead set against it and who lived several hours away. The old man began writing letters to the editor to various local papers with all of that Birch-ite "communist conspiracy" crap but would not bother to add a "Jr." or "Sr." to his signature. So our local guy had to spend a lot of time and money trying to correct the confusion. I assume that grandpa also quit getting invited to Thanksgiving as well. The question arose again recently, not on ideological or philosophical grounds, ostensibly, but by some "fiscal conservative" who claimed that fluoride was damaging the pipes, valves, etc of the distribution system thereby costing us all money. The water company's engineering firm stepped in and quashed that talk and all is well again.
Lol, that poor guy—always having to explain, "No, that wasn't ME, that was HIM!" I have a feeling ol' Dad omitted the "Sr." just to make life miserable for Jr., because that's what people like that do. Good story!
It’s only a matter of time before they make laws forbidding teaching that the earth orbits around the sun.
What heresy is this??
" ... they'd be all in favour of it. It would certainly help them win elections."
Yeah. And there would be fewer smart people, including fewer smart kids, around to make the likes of Trump and Hegseth feel insecure. A distinct plus from their point of view.
Just today the City that Rhymes With Fun had a big ass 9 hour council meeting about fluoride because one councillor is a deep admirer of Whale Head Zaddy, and ultimately they voted to not change the previous council plan to add fluoride to the water when the treatment plant gets refurbished this year. Oh boy, we had speakers from all over and if one didn’t bring this crap up! Fresh off the whacknutter tree!
Ta, Robyn. If you live where the water isn't fluoridated, be aware that it occurs naturally in white and green tea (I think oolong, too, but unsure about that one).
Ken Paxton has always been a piece of shit. Oh, and Bobby Brainworm, you want to know what really messed up my teeth (apart from bad dentistry in childhood)? MEASLES, you fucking junkie asshole!
Please tell me High Fructose Corn Syrup is still safe!
It's natural and made from corn! it is basically a vegetable. Like ketchup.
Whew!
“You can pry my tasty lead paint chips out of my cold numb nerve-damaged dead fingers!”
-Eruk “I Also Eat Heavy Metal Infused Paste” Trump
I only wet my toothpaste and pretend I brushed like a normal adult
WE
MAKE
HOLES IN TEETH!
Let's hide his eye drops!
The man has moved from foil hats to tin tiaras.
And then they'll blame Biden for the lack of toothpaste on the shelves.
My mother grew up near Corpus Christi TX, where there are naturally occurring fluorides in the water. I bet that's not the only place people have good teeth, no matter what the government whackdoodles think of next.
My late husband grew up in Boulder, CO where there is nothing in the water but hydrogen and oxygen. His dentist prospered.