# The lady in the Polident commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401 "2014-04-05T10:52:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![butterfiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/1 "2014-04-05T10:52:44Z")
And the writer(s): “Dentures are very different to real teeth.” ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/2 "2014-04-05T13:04:04Z")
I don’t like this pitting. There’s no real bite to it. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/3 "2014-04-05T13:26:27Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > I don’t like this pitting. There’s no real bite to it. Needs a bit more to chew on. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/4 "2014-04-05T13:32:28Z")
And this OP is very different to real grammar. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/5 "2014-04-05T13:59:01Z")
> [@butterfiles](#): > > And the writer(s): > > “Dentures are very different to real teeth.” Yes. It’s odd. And in other ways, dentures are very similar to real teeth. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/6 "2014-04-05T16:07:14Z")
she has said a mouthful. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/7 "2014-04-05T16:14:59Z")
Yes, I think that statement is very incisive. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/8 "2014-04-05T16:25:45Z")
Since when could we have joke threads in the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/9 "2014-04-05T19:02:57Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Since when could we have joke threads in the Pit? When life gives you lemons … ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/10 "2014-04-05T19:57:08Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > When life gives you lemons … Return them and ask for limes. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/11 "2014-04-05T20:32:45Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > When life gives you lemons … … make sure you get sugar and water, too. Without them, your lemonade is going to suck. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/12 "2014-04-05T21:53:02Z")
Another gum control thread. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/13 "2014-04-05T22:47:57Z")
This thread is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/14 "2014-04-05T23:10:50Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > When life gives you lemons … > [@Joey\_P](#): > > Return them and ask for limes. Both are very bad for the enamel on your teeth, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/15 "2014-04-06T00:07:00Z")
> [@R.P.McMurphy](#): > > This thread is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Don’t believe everything that you read about teeth on the internet is accurate. Indeed, I find most threads about dentistry contain floss information. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/16 "2014-04-06T00:08:26Z")
Dentures are like bats. They come out like the stars at night. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/17 "2014-04-06T00:58:03Z")
And the molar of this story is: _cave_ canines. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/18 "2014-04-06T01:39:56Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Since when could we have joke threads in the Pit? Joke thread? Hey, some people truly get very agitated over small dental problems. Why just yesterday I dropped my toothpaste on the floor. I was crestfallen. And I still remember last summer when I was going for a week-long hike on the Appalachian Trail and I forgot to pack my toothpaste. I was very upset. I ended up wandering around aimlessly. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/19 "2014-04-06T02:25:33Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > And I still remember last summer when I was going for a week-long hike on the Appalachian Trail and I forgot to pack my toothpaste. I was very upset. I ended up wandering around aimlessly. That happened to me, but fortunately I was in New England, and could just follow the drumming. (You know, the drumming. From the toms of Maine.) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401/20 "2014-04-06T02:39:29Z")
“Different to” is a Britishism, or at least it’s used a lot more in the UK than US. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401.md?page=2)