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Toothache

He that sleeps feels not the tooth-ache William Shakespeare 'Cymbeline' (1609-10) act 5, sc. 4, l. [176]
apparently, Mr. Shakespeare never needed a root canal!

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Date: 5/14/2025 7:38:00 PM
Apparently not - unless Shakespeare meant 'the sleep of death,' in which case... no need to sweat the toothache.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 5/14/2025 7:42:00 PM
Yes and no root canal.
Date: 5/14/2025 12:26:00 PM
A good answer to Shakespeare.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 5/14/2025 1:13:00 PM
The doctor numbs it, so it's not too bad. If the tooth hurts, it will feel better afterward.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 5/14/2025 12:27:00 PM
Thanks Hilda. I am due for my first ever root canal. Not looking forward to it.

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