Enzo and the shiny teeth

Nov 01, 2007 29 Replies

Jim Atkins wrote: > > When I was in college, I was trying to work graveyard shift and go to > > school- I wake up, totally groggy, stumble to the bathroom, grab a > > tube and get within about half an inch of brushing my teeth with Ben > > Gay super heat muscle ointment. Fortunately, your nose is directly > > connected to your AAAAH! STOP module in the brain- I smelled that > > weird wintergreen smell and woke up in one dammed quick hurry

Ohhhhhhh no..... I have a story about that as well. Thankfully it didn't happen to me, but I saw the awful results!

-- Enzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

Hmm, Been there. When the boy was about 4 I got a frantic call at work from the wife. It seems he was attracted to that smell and consumed a quantity of the contents at his grandmother's house (next door). I drove home, called the ambulance and we all got a ride in to the hospital. It took awhile but they finally got him to take some cherry-flavoured ipecac. Yeah, that was an ugly scene and another reason why pink is not one of my favourite colours. :(

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

...I guess I'm just not orally fixated...I never imbibe anyting I can't see first.

Worst I ever did on purpose was to put a staple though the center of the palm of my hand as a kid. It didn't seem to hurt the paper any...

You can indeed mouthwash with medicinal HP, but it's suggested you dilute it first.

Pat

It stayed stuck to me teeth for several days.

Pat

My mistake was trying to pull a needle out of the end of a tube with my teeth while squeezing the tube.

Pat

Yes, I know. There are toothpastes out there with it as an ingredient. I still wouldn't want to taste it straight. :{

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

I've used it straight in the three percent strength, it's not bad provided you don't hold it in your mouth for over around 15 seconds. I wouldn't recommend swallowing it though. God knows what would happen when it came into contact with stomach acid. ;-) Seeing your teeth bubbling after you open your mouth is a little odd, but a good follow-up rinsing with plain water removes any adverse effects.

Pat

Tears still come to Mom's eyes when she tells the story of the time she grabbed the Bengay thinking it was her Preperation H. You know that's gotta burn!

Doug

You don't know the half of it....

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