An Unexpected Punchline

Thomas came home from work with a good story today.

It seems that one of the guys (a mechanic) that works at his company had a very bad toothache yesterday. We’ll call him "J". Apparently J didn’t want to take off work to go to the dentist. Or the tooth was so bad that he thought he wouldn’t have any trouble. Or maybe he’s just an idiot.(!)  Anyway. He decided to pull it himself. At work. With needle-nose pliers.

Half the molar came right out. The rotten half.

The other half apparently had a very healthy and very long root and refused to budge.

Me, appalled, "Did he go to the dentist today?"

Thomas, laughing, "He had to! His wife made him! He tried and tried, but he couldn’t get it out with the pliers!"

Me, cringing, "I should hope not! Of all the stupid things!"

Thomas, reasonably, "Yeah! He should have used those bent-nose pliers.  They would have grabbed the tooth better!"