Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Bad Teeth

In a survey of 100 US cities, Seattle came in an unimpressive 27th in dental care. We got an overall B grade for the quality of our teeth, so there is plenty of room for improvement. I'm afraid that my lack of dental visits has really brought down the curve.

But at least we're not as bad as those revolting Portlanders who came in a shocking 94th. Apparently those burned out hippies down there don't bother brushing after smoking pot and eating granola.

For some truly revolting teeth though, you've got to make your way to Lubbock, Texas. Is Lubbock full of inbred mountain folk? I don't know, but my suspicions have been aroused.

On the other end of the spectrum, if you are itching to utter the phrase 'you've got a real purty mouth', you'll want to visit Madison, Wisconsin. There are so many pearly whites there that it must be positively blinding in the summer time.

2 comments:

W&MGrad said...

Take a look at that list. Yes, Madison is ranked as having the best teeth. However, it is also ranked as having the most teeth pulled. I think people in Madison just have all their bad teeth pulled.

As for Portland, what can you expect when its full of people like Pat who hadn't been to the dentist since Clinton's first term?

Anonymous said...

I think Madison is #1 on the list of not getting teeth pulled, not most.

And if my teeth survived all the way through the Clinton administration you can think flouride for helping.......