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Show ( ' , y JUST STUFF t I had an interesting chat with my boss the other day. No, he didn't give me a big promotion and unfortunately, it wasn't about a raise. It wasn't really important at all, but it was something I could really get my teeth into. We talked about tooth brushing. I don't remember how the conversation con-versation came up, but somehow he started talking about the continual contin-ual battle that rages between him and his mother. The basis of their contention is the disagreement as to what one does with one's toothbrush tooth-brush when one is finished brushing, brush-ing, before the brush is put back in the cabinet. My boss says he always al-ways shakes his toothbrush before he puts it away. His mother, he claims, taps hers on the sink. After talking with several people who have been brushing for several years, I decided there are four basic ! categories of after-brushing people shakers, tappers, rubbers, and plain old put-er up-ers. Once the shaker has completed the morning ritual of brushing their teeth and rinsing out the brush, he or she inadvertently shakes the brush two or three times over the sink. This causes water to be splashed on the top of the once shiny faucet. After a tapper has rinsed the brush, he or she insists on whacks before putting the brush back in the cabinet This moves the water from the brush to the wide area on the counter top. While a rubber is rinsing the brush, he or she uses the thumb of the hand mmmmmmS holding the brush to violently rub the bristles under the faucet, spraying spray-ing toothpaste and spit, as well as water, on the bathroom walls. A put-er, up-er docs just that. Without giving it ..a, second thought, after having rinsed the toothpaste from the brush, they place it back in the cabinet, or drawer, or wherever they happen to keep it. This leaves a nice trail or water drops from the sink to the cabinet Initially, without giving it any thought, I claimed I was a rubber. But in the morning as I was brushing brush-ing my teeth I found out otherwise. I'm afraid I'm a tapper from way back. It's an involuntary action. I finish brushing, rinse the bristles and "whack, whack, whack" three lusty blows to the side of the sink. My husband, on the other hand, is a shaker, which explains the water spots on the mirror. Surprisingly, of the people I talked to, shakers and tappers won out. There were a few put-er up-ers and one or two who admitted to being rubbers. But most everyone knew what they were without having hav-ing to give it much thought. And what about you? Shaker? Tapper? Rubber? or Put-er Up-er? Yes, it was an interesting, if not informative topic of discussion. Next week I hope to tackle a biggy which way do you brush up and down, side to side or in little bitsy circles? |