boogetyboo @ boogetyboo @aussie.zone

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I don't think the original expression had anything to do with the Trojan horse.

I believe the original relates to the fact that one of the ways you check the health and condition of a horse is to check its teeth. But if someone is giving you a horse as a gift, it's rude to check the teeth as it implies you think they've sold you a lemon.

So it just means 'be grateful for what you're given'. So I think the Troy parallel is just a coincidence.

I could be talking absolute rubbish though.

You know when a friend's loved one dies and you tell them the usual sentiments about being there for them, anything you need etc? But there's rarely anything you can do, especially if you're not in their immediate circles where you could be making food or helping with estate etc.

Friend needed to do some job applications quite urgently, but was obviously not in the right headspace to do a great job. Friend asked me to help review drafts (I write for a living) and between us we got out 3 very solid applications.

I'm proud my skills had real and immediate use to someone. This white collar shit can feel pretty ineffectual sometimes, but this was a tangible help to someone so I'm proud of myself.

Ah you got me. He's the full size though, the newer ones are smaller.

All g. I'm on Sync too - you probably just accidentally swiped into a different post

Thanks for the inspiration. I'm buying some googly eyes.

Not that I saw when I worked there. My impacted wisdoms only became an issue in my 30s though, so who knows?!

No mate, I'm trying to tell you that you've posted in the wrong thread. No one has a clue what you're talking about

I'll be following!

This was really informative, thanks!

I think you're lost, mate

'inherent value'?

Don't be gross

I'm assuming the magnets you use are quite powerful. And heavy? How do you go about transporting them to where you use them? Any dangers in having them in cars/near your electronics? Or have I watched Breaking Bad too many times...

Another vote for StoryGraph. Goodreads is Amazon owned so fuck them. If you have a Goodreads account you can export it to SG.

Haha don't have FOMO for surgery, mate. A life lived without it is a good one.

They can still wreak havoc on your teeth even if they don't come down. They tend to migrate and move and that can mess up your bite. So not likely now presuming you're older but it's a chance when you're younger and still growing etc.

Was a dental nurse once upon a time. Assisted with many an extraction. Yes if conditions are good (the jaw is large, the tooth is straight, there's no tangling or bone issues) then not a problem. But I did not enjoy putting some people with poor neck strength in headlocks. Or the post extraction vomiting. Or the way the patient cringed as they heard the tooth snap in their skull. Or the complete look of trauma on their face after.

Just because they couldn't feel pain didn't mean the experience wasn't harrowing. I needed to go under because all 4 were badly impacted. But having insider knowledge on the process, I would've chosen to be knocked out regardless.

Wisdoms? Same experience for me. My partner was in the room with a nurse asking me about my pain level. At first I was confused, what pain? Then as consciousness properly barrelled in I managed to sob an '8' through the gauze. I preferred oblivion at that point - they had to take a big chunk of bone and boy did I know it at that moment

Half the emails in my junk inbox are 'class action settlement' emails, so it's definitely an angle they're trying (presumably with some success)

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Totally agree with your point, but while I'm here, here's a good mnemonic device to help you use the right words with more impact:

Is your noose loose? Maybe you should lose the extra 'o'.

In Australia when you pay your land rates it tells you where your money goes. Information about where your income tax goes is available online. Your country is no doubt the same, you just haven't looked.