Gee, some of you seem not to like the photo. I'll confess, it's so awful that I felt compelled to share. I add more cats next week. as penance.
As for the source, I found it on the excellent timewaster Twitter account "Awful Taste But Great Execution," which is accurately named. Lets you vote on whether something is that, or "great taste, but awful execution," both great, or both awful.
Oh, yes, kinda creepy but weirdly drawing me in! I was trying to figure out at first if it was some critter. You owe us cats, alright. Lots and lots of cats!
My reaction was essentially, "WTF? Who does THAT?" Then I figured it was one your weirder AI creations. Then I found out it was a thing, and reverted to "WTF?"
But I can see where it might be a bit triggering for some folks.
I had been busy during the day, checked in on Wonkette, and will now have nightmares tonight. Is it worth more cats this week? I guess it depends on what they are replacing, because this was truly horrifying.
There was a TV show back in the mid-aughts called Threshold. It starred Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner, Peter Dinklage; was about the sighting of an extra-terrestrial object over the Atlantic. In one episode, there was something about lettuce being grown with a ring of teeth around the core. That freaked me right out, as does the header image.
Boy, people get het up about the weirdest things. Lady has her choppers fixed and everyone has a fit.
Somehow I don't think there is a lobbyist skulking around the SD Capital just trying to drum up business for Texass dentists, mostly on account of there being only 1/30th of the population of the Lone Star State in all of SD. Hell, I bet Noem couldn't find a high end dentist in SD, so she had to go shopping elsewhere.
Noem is as crooked as Lombard Street. She grifted some part of this and she is answerable to the people of SD...also she has a National presence for Republicans. We are allowed to read her for filth every time we say her name and bring receipts.
Why does my mind immediately tell me Noem had this dental procedure done for her VP dream? I wouldn’t be surprised at all if her people were told flat out by Trump’s people that his veep needs “a certain look” and only when the candidate makes his weird penis press against his zipper JUST RIGHT will he name that lucky girl (or guy!). Just kidding. Trump will never choose a man again as his running mate. Men are insufficiently loyal, and Trump has a better feeling of dominance over women. He will choose a woman, and her submission to his will is the key. And a pretty smile! Noem has the idiotic MAGA cruelty part down, having offered to drive her pickup full of rolled razor wire to the southern border, 1100 miles away. She knows how to ignore federal laws. If she can increase her hotness factor for the Don, she’s in.
You can be sure anytime you ask any question about a Republican’s health, they will produce whatever word they think HIPAA sounds like. HIPAA is a very sensible law. It prevents private people or government entities from accessing your healthcare records. It seems obvious, but it wasn’t always that way. But a single page waiver will allow a provider to produce the information, and HIPAA in no way limits a person from answering questions about themselves, if they choose to. But time and time again, republicans clutch their pearls and pucker their buttholes when a question remotely related to healthcare comes up. “HIPAA!” They scream and point in a panic, as if they just saw a Hispanic person walking around their gated community. Although billing records for dental care probably do fall under the act, a government official should quickly clarify how an expensive procedure was paid for, and how they got to the appointment, if out of town. Instead, she will probably try to shame anyone who asks, because they think that’s what HIPAA is for - hiding secrets about yourself and scolding anyone who asks legitimate questions.
Breaking teeth in a bike accident is no fun, I know from experience, having flipped my 10-speed when my beach towel wrapped around my handlebars went into my front wheel spokes. I went over the handlebars, landing on my hands and face. I broke both wrists, broke 2 teeth including one of the front teeth (so I looked like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber), and suffered a severe concussion. Luckily, my friend carried me to the nearest house where I lay on some nice lady’s couch until my parents arrived.
In any event, Noem sucks and will probably be Trump’s shameful VP pick.
The thing that bothers me most about this is that Gov. Noem can afford extensive dental care, while most Americans can't because most health insurance policies don't cover dental care even if the problem was the result of a congenital defect or a serious accident, and most dental insurance is crap with an annual deductible of $1000 or maybe $1500, which won't even cover one root canal plus the crown you have to get after the root canal. This is why you see low-income people with a lot of missing teeth and parents getting into debt for their children's braces.
It's rather difficult to get a professional job if you are noticeably missing teeth. It's also not good for your health.
That $1500 is usually about enough for the root canal and crown at my dentist, but that's obviously just for the one tooth. Modern crowns are cheap to fabricate - they can often be made in the dentist office using a mini 3D sculptor, carving them out of a solid block of zirconia. We've come a long way from the days of molded gold plate or fired porcelain over steel.
I've had about $40,000 worth of work done over 25 years, due to enamel hypoplasia an hEDS giving me a bad jaw to boot. ( I have no more cartilage in one TMJ. I sleep in a special retainer to keep me from grinding now.) I lost two of the teeth on one side because I was too poor to afford the repairs before they reached that state of decay, but the rest all got saved.
But those teeth are why I still owe about $10,000 in student loans, and have never been able to afford a new car in my life.
Well of fucking course she went to Texas because she has an undisclosed business relationship with them. She didn't have to go all the way there to find a dentist who is completely capable of doing this procedure. And yeah, she flew out there on her state's dime. Because they think they're above the rules.
Gee, some of you seem not to like the photo. I'll confess, it's so awful that I felt compelled to share. I add more cats next week. as penance.
As for the source, I found it on the excellent timewaster Twitter account "Awful Taste But Great Execution," which is accurately named. Lets you vote on whether something is that, or "great taste, but awful execution," both great, or both awful.
https://twitter.com/AwfulButGreat
I do not remember the score for this particular one. I believe it was ATBGE
I hereby award you a Pun Plaque of Honor.
more cats please
Oh, yes, kinda creepy but weirdly drawing me in! I was trying to figure out at first if it was some critter. You owe us cats, alright. Lots and lots of cats!
My reaction was essentially, "WTF? Who does THAT?" Then I figured it was one your weirder AI creations. Then I found out it was a thing, and reverted to "WTF?"
But I can see where it might be a bit triggering for some folks.
Perhaps just remove or hide the photo since the overarching goal is to increase interest and visits, rather than drive people away?
I had been busy during the day, checked in on Wonkette, and will now have nightmares tonight. Is it worth more cats this week? I guess it depends on what they are replacing, because this was truly horrifying.
Please file that under "shit I am never clicking" thank you.
I thought "that AI art keeps getting better and better."
Then I thought "if that is AI art, I want to read Dok's prompt."
AI Art! Finally full employment for English majors!
I gotta admit, the header photo did make me want to vom.
Please don't post some AI deepfake of fingernails in lieu of teeth in Gov. Noem's smiley mouth or anybody else's. Just. Don't.
Pretty sure those are real, just horrifying. The article links to the nail artist’s Instagram.
That make my nightmare worse, not better.
Upvoted solely for “more cats”. 😾
I was wondering WTF, but it all became clear with that last wonderful pun.
(Yeah, I like puns, sometimes anyway. Sue me.)
I like them nails. They would go over great at an Industrial/Goth Club Night or a Dental Fetish Party!
Well, thanks that was 30 mins ill spent sending horrific images to friends near and far.
I weirded out spousal unit with that picture. Good thing dinner is over.
Any of us who viewed this picture involuntarily shall be issued coupons good for three dispensations for going off-topic on a Book Thread.
And if you don’t think THAT will be a kerfuffle…
Digitorum Dentata
Sheesh do the dentists in North Dakota not use novocaine or something? Five states is a long haul just to get your grill fixed.
There was a TV show back in the mid-aughts called Threshold. It starred Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner, Peter Dinklage; was about the sighting of an extra-terrestrial object over the Atlantic. In one episode, there was something about lettuce being grown with a ring of teeth around the core. That freaked me right out, as does the header image.
That photo makes me want to get the vet out!
Boy, people get het up about the weirdest things. Lady has her choppers fixed and everyone has a fit.
Somehow I don't think there is a lobbyist skulking around the SD Capital just trying to drum up business for Texass dentists, mostly on account of there being only 1/30th of the population of the Lone Star State in all of SD. Hell, I bet Noem couldn't find a high end dentist in SD, so she had to go shopping elsewhere.
Noem is as crooked as Lombard Street. She grifted some part of this and she is answerable to the people of SD...also she has a National presence for Republicans. We are allowed to read her for filth every time we say her name and bring receipts.
This is why it matters.
I watched a short bit of Noem’s lips? Hopefully it’s just swelling from novacane and goes back to normal.
So I looked at that photo and spontaneous realized I will be having nightmares tonight.
That's a full yikes.
Why does my mind immediately tell me Noem had this dental procedure done for her VP dream? I wouldn’t be surprised at all if her people were told flat out by Trump’s people that his veep needs “a certain look” and only when the candidate makes his weird penis press against his zipper JUST RIGHT will he name that lucky girl (or guy!). Just kidding. Trump will never choose a man again as his running mate. Men are insufficiently loyal, and Trump has a better feeling of dominance over women. He will choose a woman, and her submission to his will is the key. And a pretty smile! Noem has the idiotic MAGA cruelty part down, having offered to drive her pickup full of rolled razor wire to the southern border, 1100 miles away. She knows how to ignore federal laws. If she can increase her hotness factor for the Don, she’s in.
'The teeth are bright
Pearly white
Deep in the heart of Texas'
You can be sure anytime you ask any question about a Republican’s health, they will produce whatever word they think HIPAA sounds like. HIPAA is a very sensible law. It prevents private people or government entities from accessing your healthcare records. It seems obvious, but it wasn’t always that way. But a single page waiver will allow a provider to produce the information, and HIPAA in no way limits a person from answering questions about themselves, if they choose to. But time and time again, republicans clutch their pearls and pucker their buttholes when a question remotely related to healthcare comes up. “HIPAA!” They scream and point in a panic, as if they just saw a Hispanic person walking around their gated community. Although billing records for dental care probably do fall under the act, a government official should quickly clarify how an expensive procedure was paid for, and how they got to the appointment, if out of town. Instead, she will probably try to shame anyone who asks, because they think that’s what HIPAA is for - hiding secrets about yourself and scolding anyone who asks legitimate questions.
Breaking teeth in a bike accident is no fun, I know from experience, having flipped my 10-speed when my beach towel wrapped around my handlebars went into my front wheel spokes. I went over the handlebars, landing on my hands and face. I broke both wrists, broke 2 teeth including one of the front teeth (so I looked like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber), and suffered a severe concussion. Luckily, my friend carried me to the nearest house where I lay on some nice lady’s couch until my parents arrived.
In any event, Noem sucks and will probably be Trump’s shameful VP pick.
“You want the tooth?? You can’t handle the tooth!!
The thing that bothers me most about this is that Gov. Noem can afford extensive dental care, while most Americans can't because most health insurance policies don't cover dental care even if the problem was the result of a congenital defect or a serious accident, and most dental insurance is crap with an annual deductible of $1000 or maybe $1500, which won't even cover one root canal plus the crown you have to get after the root canal. This is why you see low-income people with a lot of missing teeth and parents getting into debt for their children's braces.
It's rather difficult to get a professional job if you are noticeably missing teeth. It's also not good for your health.
That $1500 is usually about enough for the root canal and crown at my dentist, but that's obviously just for the one tooth. Modern crowns are cheap to fabricate - they can often be made in the dentist office using a mini 3D sculptor, carving them out of a solid block of zirconia. We've come a long way from the days of molded gold plate or fired porcelain over steel.
I've had about $40,000 worth of work done over 25 years, due to enamel hypoplasia an hEDS giving me a bad jaw to boot. ( I have no more cartilage in one TMJ. I sleep in a special retainer to keep me from grinding now.) I lost two of the teeth on one side because I was too poor to afford the repairs before they reached that state of decay, but the rest all got saved.
But those teeth are why I still owe about $10,000 in student loans, and have never been able to afford a new car in my life.
JFC that picture. What is wrong with people.
You are a regular here and you have to ask?
Well of fucking course she went to Texas because she has an undisclosed business relationship with them. She didn't have to go all the way there to find a dentist who is completely capable of doing this procedure. And yeah, she flew out there on her state's dime. Because they think they're above the rules.
Perhaps she thought that it wasn't safe to get her teeth done in SD.
" Is it safe, Kirsti??? Is it safe?"
The problem isn't that she got dental work to have a nice smile. It's the sort of things that make her smile that are nauseating.
Perhaps getting dental work done is the most exciting thing going on in her life right now. It's certainly the most intellectual.