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last Tuesday. She reminded me of the most baffling idiosyncrasy of practically every dentist I have ever consulted with. At some point she had her entire hand inside my mouth, with some plug pressing down on my “troublesome tongue”. And then it came; “OK, which tooth did you say is painful?”

I pulled a Thamsanqa Jantjie on her. My sign language is not all it should be, but I believe I told her that I hope she’s captured by Islamic State and they extract all her teeth sans anaesthetic. E-mail lifestyle@sundaytimes.co.za On Twitter @NdumisoNgcobo