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Dentist the Menace (mander.xyz)

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[–] Fuck_u_spez_ 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

One might ask, "why the barber"? Well, they had the sharpest blades in town which made them the defacto surgeon, and before anesthesia, amputations involved at least as much screaming as pulling teeth.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In those days, asking your barber to "take a little off the top" ended in either circumcision or lobotomy.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_ 6 points 1 month ago

Either way, hopefully they got a sweet coin as a souvenir.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

lol right, I totally forgot to explain that barbers often did surgery and dentistry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At least? I would have thought it was the other wag around, sawing off a leg off hurts at least as much as pulling a tooth?

[–] Fuck_u_spez_ 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I suppose it depends on how drunk your barber/dentist/surgeon/bartender got you beforehand... and how drunk they got themselves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Drunk? Pass the laudanum