silly ideas i will chuckle all day at (apparently)

[dubdobdee]

on FT tom said that old-time toothpaste used to be made of WOAD

good then for
a: WHITENESS OF GLEAM (= yr teeth will be BLUE)
b: MINTINESS OF BREATH (= woad is made by soaking woad leaves in stale human p!ss hurrah)

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The ancient Britons were fierce warriors not car salesmen! When you are facing down the Imperial Legions do you want

a. blue teeth and p1ss breath
b. ingratiating grin!

dentalists

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

but the ancient britons LOST to the imperial legions!

do you iceni

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Hence the romanised toothpaste we use today.