Breaking news on Channel 7: Toothbrushes of Terror
Proving once again why it is New England's news leader, Channel 7 tonight at 11 rips the cover off this sordid story:
Toothbrush trouble
We use them at least twice a day to keep our mouth healthy and clean, but could your toothbrush actually have a nasty bacteria buried in the bristles?
Yeah, especially if you drop it in the toilet. Amy, however, is in serious denial, addressing an open letter to Channel 7:
... No matter how hard you try, I am not afraid of my toothbrush. I am not afraid of its bristly power to remove food bits from my teeth. I am not afraid of the bacteria that came from my mouth. ...
Oh, Amy! Sure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is:
unaware of any adverse health effects directly related to toothbrush use
But what do they know? This article says bacteria is a serious issue - but one you can deal with by leaving your toothbrush in a bleach solution for a mere 20 hours.
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I almost posted this here about an hour ago! I heard it advertised on the radio. Isn't sweeps great? We get such hard-hitting news.
It was too bad the flooding was so bad. The "Poisoned Pedicure" piece was postponed (alliteration intended) Monday.
What's next? An interview with a woman who owns a stinky kitchen sponge? A guy who has a trash barrel with trash in it? What other stunning revelations can the our local TV news producers come up with?
Media is a plural
... and so is "bacteria", though the folks at Channel 7 are probably too dumb to know that.
toothy terror
Wasn't there a Mythbusters show about how clean our toothbrushes really are? I trust them over Channel 7 (no offense chanenl 7).