I went back to the dentist last week for a "re-surfacing" and some other minor issue, the first time I'd been since my quick follow-up appointment a week after my wisdom teeth extraction. (And my last until the next regular cleaning.)
When I say "ah" and the dentist looks inside, he remarks about the ever-shrinking holes where my wisdom teeth used to be: "Wow! You're really healing up nicely."
What do you say to that?
"Why, thank you?" I guess as in, "Gee, I've always felt I possess extraordinary healing powers, and it's nice of you to notice."
I mean, I guess what I'm getting at here is: it had the tone of a compliment, but I'm not really being compleminted over anything I think I have control over. And would he actually say something like, "Man, look at these craters still back here! I thought for sure you'd have been healed up a little since I saw you last!"
Fortunately, you don't really have to say anything in reply, because there are metal instruments sticking in your mouth, and it just sort of comes out "ainkoo."
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