One of the benefits on not being on monetized social media like Tiktok is I never heard about Turkey teeth until reading this news article:

(Note: the arrested man made sure to smile for his mugshot!)

Explainer:

The Mirror - 'Turkey teeth' are leaving Brits toothless and in pain but UK dentists can't help

(TL;DR: British users of Tiktok & Instagram are travelling to Turkey to get cosmetic dentistry to achieve "that grammable look" on the cheap. Often there are negative consequences like chronic pain & infections, and treatment is not covered by the NHS because these geniuses chose to fuck their teeth up.)

Of course, rap group Goldie Looking Chain got there before me with a hilarious track about Turkey teeth.

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[–] 7 points 7 months ago*

Totally unrelated to Turkey teeth

But it always entertains me when I run across bbc articles that involve large amounts of money.

Because then, when they say something like "thousands of pounds in cash" referring to cash, I get to imagine it as the unit of weight instead of number of bills, which is a far more humorous image. A bunch of bobbys opening a boot to where the car is riding low to the ground from the massive amounts of money in it.

Edit: obviously I'm not a brit, elsewise the pound as a currency wouldn't stand out as much

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    “That grammable look” is kind of a sad reality when you realize these people aspire to look a certain way to be on social media.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    As someone currently in dental pain, why the fuck would you voluntarily get dental surgery that doesn't fix pain or other serious dental issues‽ Like I can respect an implant for a missing tooth, or something similar, but just to have a better looking smile‽

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    They have Aldi in that area?

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