Dentist: “Anesthesia?”
Me: “Why do you pose that as a question? It should be a foregone conclusion.”
Dentist: “C’mon, I’ve only got a little drilling to do. It won’t be bad.”
Me: “Uh, huh.”
Dentist: “I’m not a sadist.”
Me: “…”
Dentist: “I’m not!”
Me: “Okay, okay…so how does this work, you have a safe word or something?”
Dentist: “No, you just raise your hand if you’re in awful pain. No need to scream.”
Me: “I imagine screaming is bad for business.”
Dentist: “You’d be surprised. It’s like free advertising.”
Me: “Fine. Do your worst.”
