QUESTION:
In
the old days, what did the Chinese do when
they lost their baby teeth?
a) Wait for the tooth fairy.
b) Put the teeth under a tea jar.
c) Bury all the teeth.
d) Bury the bottom teeth, and put the top
teeth on the roof of their house.
e) Sell their teeth to homeopathic barefoot
doctors.
ANSWERS:
a) Yes, but only if Santa Claus was
also Chinese. "Jingle JOZI, Jingle JOZI..JOZI
all the way!"
b) No, that would only make the jar unclean,
and they wouldn't want dirty teacups, now
would they?
c) So close, yet so far.
d) Exactly. Now you know a dental oddity to
tell your hometown dentist. The "hiding
the teeth" ritual was a game for kids
based on a long gone superstition of Earth
and Heaven. Another dental oddity, is the
common curbside teeth care. The outdoor dentist/barbers
are cheap and friendly, but also a little
frightening. But it's your teeth, so be my
guest.
e) Not really. This may be true in rare cases,
but it is not the norm. Try again.