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Monday Afternoon Diversion: It's Only Wisdom Teeth Removal

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 7, 2014 8:10PM

A couple weeks back I had my wisdom teeth removed—the first surgery of any kind I've ever had. The removal of those useless teeth was uneventful but I do remember telling the oral surgeon before I went under from the anesthesia "don't let me die in a dentist's chair" before coming to in a recovery room and being alert enough to take a selfie of my swollen face, send it to my girlfriend, and post it to Facebook.

Compared to this mashup of how people behave while the anesthesia wears off following wisdom teeth extractions, I think I exercised amazing restraint.