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Today’s Jumble haiku:
ReplyDelete(The key is today’s T-word. It brings us to the Dentist.
And to this question: Should you…)
”Floss? Yup!”
Annual tooth cleanings
can bypass decay. But one
swift X-ray’d fix that.
~ OMK
Gary was just one of a horde
ReplyDeleteAuditioning for the game-show board.
With his magic rope,
He deftly spoke,
And won a spot for his vocal cord!
Tom attended the annual festival forsooth,
ReplyDeleteThe highland party and traditional games.
Although he was getting long in the tooth,
He still had a childish love of acclaim.
He'd bypass the booths selling savory foods,
Mutton and deep fried haggis on a stick.
To the field where the games fit his moods.
Hurling the caber was a muscular trick.
He entered the lists to take a turn,
His bulging muscles showed he wasn't a pup.
Threw the log with power to burn.
Did he win? Tom Swift: "It was a toss-up! "
There’s more to learn up in Glasgow town.
ReplyDeleteWas Tom an athlete, or was he a clown?
Tossing the caber is quite a job*.
We hear it was tossed in an arc or a lob.
It surely went up,
but did it come down!?
~ OMK
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* Not just for any Ol’ Gordie or Rob.
Wordle Sat. 17 Dec. ‘22
ReplyDeletePar = 4
Wordle 546 2/6
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Used old starter word.
It was enough because I saw a hint (which I’m now sharing) that it “relates to music.”
~ OMK
Sans hint I hit the music
ReplyDeleteWordle 546 5/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I broke my rule and used an E word to start and I was chasing the right note until the end
WC
Floss up that Tooth
ReplyDeleteAfter the bypass,
Annual dental cleaning
Will require prophylactic amoxicillin.
Be swift to record the appointment date
And be prepared.
OMK- we both took those J words in the same direction- but not I hope to the RODENTIST (yes, I finally got your hint FLN,).
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure an annual cleaning is sufficient, but that’s what we were given. And of course, my profession required me to do some med counselling.
Owen- you took the W music to the throat.
Wonderful story re Tom. But I echo OMK (only I can’t come up with a rhyme as deftly as he can); you left us hanging.
WC- my first two W guesses were very helpful in eliminating letters and confirming locations (even though I groaned after my usual starter seemed less useful. I went the Christmas angels route for my second guess.
Hard to compete with all the terrific dental verses we already have this morning.
ReplyDelete"Clean Teeth"
The trip to the dentist was annual
and Ted kept notes in a manual.
The meeting was swift in the dental booth,
and his doctor did quickly repair the tooth.
Ted will not bypass directions from the boss
but now brush his teeth daily and use the floss.
Misty- another lovely poem to add to the dental theme today. All of our people will be flossing!
ReplyDeleteTed must be like my DH, and believe in the “if it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen” adage. Only Ted is old-school with a manual instead of a computer file.
Ah, CEh! You know how to impress Ol' Keith!
ReplyDeleteHe's a sucker for big words and medical terms, and you've got 'em both in today's brief verse.
Prophylactic is big enough, but at least it was familiar. OTOH, he didn't know amoxicillin, so had to go Googling. Seems it's an antibiotic, used to treat a number of infections, from middle ear to urinary tract.
No mention of dental problems in a quick scan, so he credits you with inventiveness, with taking that extra step!
Kudos! Brava!
~ OMK
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PS. Be sure to warn your patients that unpleasant side effects may be nausea and/or rash!
Misty ~
ReplyDeleteTed seems to rely on his manual;
he depends so much on his book,
recording the prophylactic steps he takes
every gargle and rinse he took.
If his dentist claims a new cavity,
He'll shout "No! Just take a look!"
~ OMK
Keith-
ReplyDeleteI told Ted that you think
he's overly obsessive.
It made him frown and blink,
and claim he's just being progressive.
"Progressive"? Is that what Ted thinks?
ReplyDeleteHe'd better rinse twice,
& you better check what he drinks.
OMK- actually, predental prophylactic amoxicillin does exist for cardiac patients to prevent infective endocarditis. (I spared you that medical term in my offering.) Criteria used to be more stringent, and now my bypass patient may not require it. But patients who require it, take four big fat 500mg amoxicillin capsules 1 hour before their procedure. (One-time dose rarely causes nausea or diarrhea, and other antibiotics can be used if there is a penicillin allergy.)
ReplyDeleteAmericanHeartAssociation
You were correct about learning something here every day!
And I LOLed at the poetry conversation between you and Misty.
What is your specialty, CanadianEh? Is it in medicine?
ReplyDeleteWe don’t usually snoop on these open blogs, but I’ve noted a couple of clues from you in the recent past & wonder if you’d be willing to tell.
Your posted profile does not say much, so I will respect your privacy if you prefer.
~ OMK