appleitunes.gifDespite buying two 12oz Pepsi’s to double my chances of winning the iTunes Giveway promotion — sadly — I came back with nothing. I could have used the Tilting Method, but I felt like all eyes were on me and refrained from being dragged out of the store by my toes.

Has anyone won this yet? It says on the front of the bottle “1 out of 3 bottles is a winner”. Reading this reminded me of the television slogan for dentists which then made me shudder. I’ve got an appointment with Dr. D this Friday to fill a couple cavities and I can’t say I’m looking forward to it.

Sure, they seem nice. The front desk personnel are always friendly, offering their pen so that I fill out my next appointments. The waiting room is comfortable, they always stock recent issues of Popular Science and Oprah, or excuse me, O. At this point I flip through the pages gradually hoping I can slow time.

It’s the call that I dread, when the all smiles dental hygiene assistant clasps her clipboard and leads you into the white room. I will say they do have a poster taped to the ceiling for patients to look at while the Doctor jams her fingers into your gums and prods them with cold, metallic dental tools. She then gives me the final verdict, “You’re a mouth breather.” Unlike Airbag’s definition, she is referring to the fact that like a good portion of the population I breath while sleeping with my mouth instead of my nose.

Afterwards, the experience is finally over and at which point I casually walk by the front desk personnel and she kindly offers her pen to me.