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"People who smoke cigarettes, they say:

“You don’t know how hard it is to quit smoking.”

Yes, I do. It’s as hard as it is to start flossing." - Mitch Hedberg

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The issue is, if you start flossing here and there, then they start recommending every night. If you do that, they recommend after every meal.

Feels like a negative sum game.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

A negative gum game, if you will

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

They must have eventually wrote something in my file. A few years ago the nagging stopped and the dentist just says “I’ll take what I can get” after asking how often I floss.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just do a quick tour with a toothpick before brushing at night. Costs almost no time nor effort, yet is a massive improvement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My dentist sez flossing is on it's way out, everybody should start using these really small interdental toothbrushes anyway.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can't even get floss between some of my teeth without shredding it how am I supposed to get a toothbrush in there. If floss or a waterpik, which I really should buy, can't do it, I'm out of luck.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 points 2 weeks ago

I floss when I get shit between my teeth. I eat popcorn most nights so I floss most nights. It works out.

[–] doortodeath 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo 13 points 2 weeks ago

Biggest fan of flossing

[–] ceenote 10 points 2 weeks ago

I've fallen in and out of the habit of regular flossing, but I have learned that if you start doing it everyday about 2 weeks before your dentist appointment, they can't tell the difference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Who's the guy on the left supposed to be?

Asking for a ... uhh... friend.

[–] 2ugly2live 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The dentist?

(Tone doesn't carry, so I'm asking like, do you mean the guy on the left/dentist, not "the dentist!?, if that makes any sense.)