Shiny smiley teeth

I went to the dentist this morning for the usual check-up and 'passed' with only a slight telling off for brushing too hard!

I have one question though, why do dentists ask open ended questions whilst poking around in your mouth?.... Surely they must have realised at sometime during their many years of training that a persons ability to respond is somewhat hindered by having numerous utensils stuck in their mouth. Or maybe he just assumed that I always talk out of my arse ;)

Anyway, whilst all this fun was going on, some cheeky monkey stole a bar-end from my bike. Even though you need a screwdriver to remove a bar-end, when in the parts shop buying a replacement, the the salesman said it is quite common!