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Brits have worse breath than their pets do

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http://www.msnbc.com/news/980824.asp
ONDON, Oct 16 — More than half of Britons could have breath that smells worse than their pet’s, according to a survey released Thursday. And women are the worst offenders, with three out of five failing a sulfur emissions test, according to research by toothpaste manufacturer Aquafresh.
“SOME MOUTHS may be dirtier than cat litter,” dentist Brian Grieveson said in a statement that accompanied the research.
“Most people in the UK do not realize that cleaning your tongue is as important as cleaning your teeth,” he added.
Scots had the best oral hygiene, with only 10 percent suffering bad breath, compared with 27 percent in London. Throughout the nation, 52 percent were rated at a level that could be worse than that of a pet animal.
“We are one of the last countries to understand the need to clean our tongue, with people in America and parts of Europe practicing tongue cleaning routinely,” said Grieveson.

Secretaries were the freshest profession, achieving 100 percent freshness in the survey of 1,000 people, while retail staff fared worst and received the warning: “You could be losing sales.”

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*laughs at the foul-mouther Britons* :twisted: :lol:

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I guess that means I need to start cleaning my tongue.
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The Muppet Babies show and Kermit taught me to clean my tounge every day.
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Oh great, now I feel dirty.
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This is true, if you lived 500 years ago.

Everyone I know has decent breath and teeth and, uh, tongues. :P
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They have toothpaste in Britian? News to me. :P Well then snap to it Britons, go home and brush your tooth.
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i don't have bad breath... mouthwash works wonders ;)
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You're supposed to clean your tongue!?
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three out of five failing a sulfur emissions test
BAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! OMG LMFAO!!

That has got to be the funniest shit I've heard all day. SULFUR emissions? LOL!
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Oi vey...although i'm sure it was influenced by the toothpaste company that did the survey, probably choosing tramps or something to conduct the survey :P.

This way they annoy us into buying more toothpaste and mouthwash and crap.
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Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
three out of five failing a sulfur emissions test
BAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! OMG LMFAO!!

That has got to be the funniest shit I've heard all day. SULFUR emissions? LOL!
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fgalkin wrote: *laughs at the foul-mouther Britons* :twisted: :lol:

Have a very nice day.

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No wonder you guys have those funny accents! :lol: :wink:
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This is one of those situations where i'll call myself Irish and laugh at the Englanders :twisted: My aunt is English however and she and her children have perfect teeth, never got that close with them to know about their breath though, i'm Irish not a redneck :D
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Lord Pounder wrote:This is one of those situations where i'll call myself Irish and laugh at the Englanders :twisted: My aunt is English however and she and her children have perfect teeth, never got that close with them to know about their breath though, i'm Irish not a redneck :D
Well actually newsround reported recently that NI is the worst in the UK for tooth decay, and they're opening up dentists surgeries in schools because of it. So nyer!
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Bugger, but i'm a british citizen. Those dirty Irishers are on their own. :P For my part I have perfect teeth.
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Lord Pounder wrote: For my part I have perfect teeth.
wearing your shades?

*grins*
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my teeth are as clean as they can be... unfortunately they are stained by certain drinks and foods... but they are clean... and my breath is fine.

I don't chemically whiten them like americans do :P
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InnerBrat wrote:
Lord Pounder wrote: For my part I have perfect teeth.
wearing your shades?

*grins*
I'm not on your level of Pingingness but my teeth are all straightish, and they aren't noticibly yellow. I bursh my teeth, when i remember too and i floss daily. I can honstly say i'm not like Austin Powers Pt1. The perfect teeth quote i made is what my dentist tells me. He hates me all he does is give me my twice a year check up and send me on my way. He likes customers like my dad who pays him loads of money because they have rotten yellow smokers teeth.
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Lord Pounder wrote:
InnerBrat wrote:
Lord Pounder wrote: For my part I have perfect teeth.
wearing your shades?

*grins*
I'm not on your level of Pingingness but my teeth are all straightish, and they aren't noticibly yellow. I bursh my teeth, when i remember too and i floss daily. I can honstly say i'm not like Austin Powers Pt1. The perfect teeth quote i made is what my dentist tells me. He hates me all he does is give me my twice a year check up and send me on my way. He likes customers like my dad who pays him loads of money because they have rotten yellow smokers teeth.
im the same as this guy. straight teeth, no gaps, no fillings, no cavitys.

twice yearly i go to dentist and spend about 30 seconds sat in the chair.
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So, Britain once controlled half the world, but they still haven't figured out good oral hygeine?
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