OhMsLucy
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posted on May 18, 2004 08:39:31 PM new
Hi everyone,
It's getting on into the waning hours of the evening and we've had some fairly sensible threads today. I think it's just about time to put a stop to it!
Here's my contribution to begin the stooopid thread of the day:
Does anyone EVER in their entire life run out of dental floss?
And, yes, this IS eBay related because one could, if one chose to do so, purchase dental floss on eBay. At this moment there are 72 auctions for said product.
Me
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bunnicula
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posted on May 18, 2004 09:13:12 PM new
Funny you should mention that. Just the other day, as I wasputting my dental floss away, I realized that I had been using the same container of dental floss for over two years now....
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Libra63
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posted on May 18, 2004 09:30:06 PM new
Why buy it. You get it free if you have your teeth cleaned....
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sparkz
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posted on May 18, 2004 09:42:44 PM new
I can see it now. Martha Stewart's show "Fifteen Fun And Easy Projects You Can Do With Recycled Dental Floss".
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 18, 2004 09:47:05 PM new
Too funny, Lucy! No, we've never run out. When we moved, we had about 8 containers of it, from our dentist. My husband buys special waxed dental floss and doesn't even use the free stuff. I had it on the throwaway/thrift shop pile, and he was thinking we should save it. I said why? We'll just be getting two each this year, a total of 4 more from our friendly dentist. It's funny. I suspect it's one of those things we hoard because it just seems too valuable somehow to toss.
I know that some people use the dental floss when making necklaces. . . .
Can't imagine selling it on Ebay. Is it one at a time or a batch of them?
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"If you keep your life and your house simple, there's more time to do what you like." --Gandhi
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mcjane
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posted on May 18, 2004 09:53:17 PM new
Never, but did run out of mint flavored once.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on May 18, 2004 10:14:54 PM new
When I had my teeth cleaned last week I turned down her offer of floss. Did accept the new toothbrush, though.
Time to retire the old one into the jewelry cleaning department.
Lucy
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sparkz
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posted on May 18, 2004 10:28:25 PM new
Lucy...You can use the same brush for both. I do it all the time, only I use my toothbrush for cleaning printed circuit boards in electronics. It took a couple of months to acquire a taste for the flux in rosin core solder, but I'm sure you could adapt to the taste of gold or silver in much less time 
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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sanmar
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posted on May 18, 2004 10:55:34 PM new
OI buy the combo toothpick floss at Longs Drugs. I use an electric (battery) toothbrush. Don't like floss.
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sanmar
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posted on May 18, 2004 10:57:03 PM new
Lucy: There is an Estate Sale in Morro Bay this weekend, look in EasyAD.
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neglus
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posted on May 18, 2004 11:15:22 PM new
Funny you should mention it - the seller of the cat PHFT cat hat was also selling his used toothbrush (no bids)amd throwing in his empty floss container (sharp edge removed):
AUCTION: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=159&item=3291557989
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Sig files are too much trouble!
http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards
[ edited by neglus on May 18, 2004 11:17 PM ]
[ edited by neglus on May 18, 2004 11:18 PM ]
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classicrock000
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posted on May 19, 2004 02:24:59 AM new
Dont know about dental floss,but I never run out of toilet paper....I use both sides.
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Kalf999
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posted on May 19, 2004 03:03:57 AM new
hey there !
I red this idiot link...and I was somewhat suprised...Only Dutchmen or Scots men would try to sell their 2nd-hand-toothbrush...
I clicked the item....and....the last lap of text(it is the translation of the first part) in this listing is Dutch !!!!!!
A Canadian with Dutch roots, I guess...
I don't think I want his DNA at all
Ciao !
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glassgrl
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posted on May 19, 2004 03:34:25 AM new
http://www.reachaccess.com/sampling/index.jsp?cid=0538CL80ZC11202
free Reach Access Daily Flosser
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micmic66
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posted on May 19, 2004 05:07:00 AM new
I once needed some dental floss while in the middle of nowhere. I carefully removed one of the treads from my tube sock (1980's) and was good to go!
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pelorus
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posted on May 19, 2004 07:03:12 AM new
I have this horrible vision of a world of ebay sellers all with awful teeth.
I run out of floss all the time. Maybe I have more teeth than everybody else.
Roadsmith: I am out of floss right now. How about sending me those 8 containers you have?
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pelorus
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posted on May 19, 2004 07:33:05 AM new
[ edited by pelorus on May 19, 2004 07:33 AM ]
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classicrock000
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posted on May 19, 2004 07:45:17 AM new
I have this horrible vision of a world of ebay sellers all with awful teeth
yea I use thonged underwear to floss
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jtomp
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posted on May 19, 2004 08:04:36 AM new
OK, you made me laugh. Thanks!
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jwpc
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posted on May 19, 2004 08:54:55 AM new
Actually, YES. but we don’t use the type that come on endless rolls, we use the pre-made type which is a taunt piece of floss, strung between 2 posts, and has a tooth pick at the base. This instrument is plastic, the floss standard, but much easier to use than regular floss, and definitely cheap enough – we get it at Wal-Mart.
BUT, we discovered a few years ago, that neither flossing or brushing (with the best electric brush) did half the job that a good water pick does, so, normally we use the electric tooth brush, and follow that with the water pick with mouthwash in the water pick water.
My Boss Is A Jewish Carpenter!
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meadowlark
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posted on May 20, 2004 11:34:04 AM new
I guess I'm unsual.
I regularly run out of floss!
I floss at least once or twice per day, mostly because I get meat stuck between my teeth and it's uncomfortable. But I'm very picky about the brand and type or I'd have all of you ship your partially used rolls my way. Ewww! Nevermind!
And forget the stuff from the dentist's office - awful!
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