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Post by kathleen34 on Oct 7, 2005 9:43:19 GMT -5
A long time ago ... in frustration ... I set my VCR for 5:45 to 7:00p. It's times like these that that effort pays off.
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Post by Soju on Oct 7, 2005 10:49:15 GMT -5
I set my recorder for "extra trim" also, but even so, I still get burned sometimes
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Post by confused on Oct 7, 2005 12:58:57 GMT -5
the show started about 20 minutes early. it did this a couple of weeks ago. i am checking everyday to see if it does this. Yeah, I turned it on (knowing I was a little late), and I saw the last 5 minutes. So now I turn on the TV at about 5:30 and just listen while I prep dinner or read a book or something b/c I don't like those silly infomercials. I love those silly infomercials with the ladies yelling at me. and i dont speak a word of korean
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Post by ginnycat5 on Oct 7, 2005 17:07:08 GMT -5
I like some of the commercials. I bought the silver toothpaste, and I like it but don't know for sure that it's good for me. The store on Golf call something like Deohan plaza? mall? sells a single tube for 9.99, not 4 for $60 that's advertised by the commercial (that store is just west of Deohan, same mall.)
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Post by Soju on Oct 8, 2005 17:11:34 GMT -5
Silver is supposed to be a natural anti-bacterial agent.
Found that out by Googling "Silver + Toothpaste."
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Post by ginnycat5 on Oct 8, 2005 17:32:53 GMT -5
I read that too. It was used before penicillin to kill germs/fight disease, and it was (is?) put in babies' eyes after delivery in case the mothers have STDs. When I showed it to my dentist, he was concerned to make sure that it has a form of fluoride, and that the silver not scratch my enamel. I scrubbed a new acrylic hotpad with it to see if it scratched-it didn't.
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Post by effendi on Oct 9, 2005 9:18:38 GMT -5
On the toothpaste, I'd try to be careful about how much I used.
Yes, silver compounds were long used as germ-killers. A guy from Philadelphia named Albert Barnes got very rich (and created an amazing art collection) by selling one called Argyrol, which was still much in use in my youth, back in the Pleistocene. It was used for all sorts of things, but its association with STDs (VD back then) made it a favorite subject of playground insults -- at least in New York.
But there's a drawback to using silver orally. The body doesn't excrete it well, and the buildup causes a medical condition called argyria, wherein the gums and the skin turn gray. The fingers and the face are usually the most affected. I don't think it's supposed to affect your overall health much, but it makes your appearance very striking -- to say the least.
It's become quite rare in the U.S. since silver-based medicines went out of fashion, but I remember seeing a number of people who had it in (the former) Saigon back in the `60s. And a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate from Montana created a bit of a flap a few years ago when his entire body turned slate gray. It turns out he had a severe case of the Y2K jitters (remember Y2K?) and was convinced antibiotics were going to become unobtainable, so he was dosing himself prophylactically with a silver concoction he was brewing up in his barn or garage.
I don't imagine you have to worry about an occasional dab of toothpaste, though.
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Post by Soju on Oct 9, 2005 12:57:45 GMT -5
I read somewhere that flouirdated toothpaste was likely more effective in children than adults, since they were more apt to swallow it. I would think that argyia wouldn't be that much of a problem, as long as you spit it out.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Oct 10, 2005 14:40:58 GMT -5
I think fluoride works on the surface of the teeth, so adults can be helped, too. My dentist has me rinse with ACT, too, after brushing and flossing, to get more fluoride on my (soft) teeth. (He has my husband using it, too, tho, and he has hardly any cavities)
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