There is a story behind my crooked smile. Notice the upper lip's mid-dent is off center. That would be thanks to a wayward softball when I was in second grade. I played 2nd base for my softball team, and the injury happened at my VERY FIRST practice...ever. Actually, about six minutes ito my very first practice. We were practicing catching fly balls (stop snickering), and the ball bounced up out of my glove, popped me in the mouth, and blood flew everywhere. My mom hauled me to the emergency room in case I needed stitches, but they ended up icing it and slapping on a butterfly bandage. Yum.
The teeth are attributable to three years of brace pain. Thank you, Mama!
For all the half-nekkid goodness go see Os.
I did a mouth one today, too. No story behind it, though . . .
ReplyDeleteLovely smile hon.
ReplyDeleteSimilar thing happened to me playing softball. Running for home and the plate was covered, we collided and I hit my chin on her head. Knocked out all my front teeth.
Beautiful teeth there, dear! The braces did good!
ReplyDeleteGreat smile. None of us a truly symetrical. How boring would that be.
ReplyDeleteVery inviting lips too.
Happy HNT
You have beautiful teeth, I went through years of braces too but it's all worth it.
ReplyDeletepretty smileeee
ReplyDeleteGreat picture...but what an awful story. Ow.
ReplyDeleteHappy HNT.
Lovely smile and smiling story. Happy HNT!
ReplyDeleteyou have a beautiful smile!
ReplyDeleteand THAT'S why little girls shouldn't have to play softball. :)
ReplyDeleteyou i've never in my life noticed that your mouth was "offcentered". one of those things that you only notice on yourself, i guess...
nice smile!!!!
ReplyDeletesymetics are highly overrated!!
Mom
the off-centre give you character. beautiful teef!
ReplyDeletesymmetry is boring!! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully perfect!
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to the story: 'Ouch!'
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to the pic: 'Hey, nice pic!'
still nice chompers now.
ReplyDeletei will call you chompy.
owey! The thought of something hitting my lip brings tears to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteEither you were born with great teeth or you put an orthodontist's kid through college.
ReplyDeleteI should do a mouth one...maybe with my mouth full... nah, that would be too dirty. And H3.2 probably wouldn't cooperate.
ReplyDeleteThats like the perfect Colgate smile! Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteHappy HNT!
Beautiful teeth!!!
ReplyDeleteWe work like a horse.
ReplyDeleteWe eat like a pig.
We like to play chicken.
You can get someone's goat.
We can be as slippery as a snake.
We get dog tired.
We can be as quiet as a mouse.
We can be as quick as a cat.
Some of us are as strong as an ox.
People try to buffalo others.
Some are as ugly as a toad.
We can be as gentle as a lamb.
Sometimes we are as happy as a lark.
Some of us drink like a fish.
We can be as proud as a peacock.
A few of us are as hairy as a gorilla.
You can get a frog in your throat.
We can be a lone wolf.
But I'm having a whale of a time!
You have a riveting web log
and undoubtedly must have
atypical & quiescent potential
for your intended readership.
May I suggest that you do
everything in your power to
honor your encyclopedic/omniscient
Designer/Architect as well
as your revering audience.
Please remember to never
restrict anyone's opportunities
for ascertaining uninterrupted
existence for their quintessence.
There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity
under heaven. A time to be
born and a time to die. A
time to plant and a time to
harvest. A time to kill and
a time to heal. A time to
tear down and a time to
rebuild. A time to cry and
a time to laugh. A time to
grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones
and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a
time to turn away. A time to
search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to
throw away. A time to tear
and a time to mend. A time
to be quiet and a time to
speak up. A time to love
and a time to hate. A time
for war and a time for peace.
Best wishes for continued ascendancy,
Howdy
Editor
'Thought & Humor'
P.S. One thing of which I am sure is
that the common culture of my youth
is gone for good. It was hollowed out
by the rise of ethnic "identity politics,"
then splintered beyond hope of repair
by the emergence of the web-based
technologies that so maximized and
facilitated cultural choice as to make
the broad-based offerings of the old
mass media look bland and unchallenging
by comparison."
'Thought & Humor' by Howdy
Great Humor
Great Thought
CyberHumor, CyberThought
CyberRiddles for your divertissement!!!
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ReplyDeleteI've been a complete blog bum today! Thanks to all the Half-Nekkid visitors for stopping by to ogle my smile. Nibbles for all of you!
ReplyDeletelovely smile...I agree.
ReplyDeletefantastical teeth. i'm 36 and soon will be sporting braces. eeekkk! Invisalign here I come :)
ReplyDeleteRachel,
ReplyDeleteOUCH! Head collisions are the worst.
To everyone who discussed symmetry. I agree...screw symmetry. I love my scar. War wound if you will.
Clack,
You know you used to stare at it on UIL trips and cringe. *sob*
Corinna,
I just love new nicknames!
Storm,
Then the real thing would, too. It sucks.
Buggy Butt, that would be option the second. His kid was well taken care of. In fact, one of them went to law school with a guy I met online a million years ago. Weird.
Sam,
If he'll put on your stockings he'll do anything. Oh, and I've been sharing the ball story with everyone I know. Pure twisted hilarity.
LilDevil,
Good luck! I hope it's not too bad!
Spammers,
Fuck off.
Aw poor thing. Childhood softball was brutal. I was injured many times.
ReplyDeleteYou still have a very pretty smile :)