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Todayโs Jumble haiku:
(The key is todayโs T-word. It brings us to the Dentist.
And to this question: Should youโฆ)
โFloss? Yup!โ
Annual tooth cleanings
can bypass decay. But one
swift X-rayโd fix that.
~ OMK
Gary was just one of a horde
Auditioning 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,
The 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! "
Thereโs more to learn up in Glasgow town.
Was 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 Olโ Gordie or Rob.
Wordle Sat. 17 Dec. โ22
Par = 4
Wordle 546 2/6
๐ฉ๐จโฌโฌโฌ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Used old starter word.
It was enough because I saw a hint (which Iโm now sharing) that it โrelates to music.โ
~ OMK
Sans hint I hit the music
Wordle 546 5/6
โฌโฌโฌโฌโฌ
โฌโฌโฌ๐จโฌ
โฌ๐จโฌโฌโฌ
๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉโฌ๐ฉ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
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
After 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,).
Iโm not sure an annual cleaning is sufficient, but thatโs 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 canโt 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.
"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!
Ted must be like my DH, and believe in the โif it isnโt documented, it didnโt happenโ adage. Only Ted is old-school with a manual instead of a computer file.
Ah, CEh! You know how to impress Ol' Keith!
He'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 ~
Ted 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-
I 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?
He'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.)
AmericanHeartAssociation
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?
We donโt usually snoop on these open blogs, but Iโve noted a couple of clues from you in the recent past & wonder if youโd be willing to tell.
Your posted profile does not say much, so I will respect your privacy if you prefer.
~ OMK
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