
It is true that some human males are just ill. For example, with today’s example, a human male whom enjoys brushing his teeth and then drinking orange juice. What does one do with such a deranged specimen?
Well, good job we’re trained agony aunts and doctors then, isn’t it? Even though we’re neither, we’re arrogant and unstable enough to push on with our assessment, certain in our belief we can find some sort of answer.
When a Man Thinks Drinking Orange Juice Post-Tooth Brushing is OK
Dear agony aunt,
I’m sobbing while I type this. Sobbing. My husband of 15 months has what he calls a new “hobby” and it’s drinking orange juice after he’s just brushed his teeth. We all know how DISGUSTING that sensation is, how it corrupts the taste of pure, healthy, delicious, and refreshing OJ. He says he likes it and now I’m left questioning his sanity.
Not just his sanity, but mine as well. What the Hell did I marry into? His mother didn’t mention this to me. She didn’t say, “Frankie, your husband will develop this really weird problem that’ll destroy your lives, best of luck with that.” She said nothing! I’ve rounded on her furiously about that, I’ve sent her a load of highly abusive text messages effing and blinding and offloading my rage. I feel a lot better about it, but now she’s refusing to speak to me. Cow!
Anyway, my husband thinks there’s nothing wrong with his illness.
I’ve pointed out that drinking orange juice after is REVOLTING and a really, really weird taste in your mouth. I have reiterated the REVOLTING point of view many, many times. One step I took was to do it myself (brush teeth, drink OJ) and I made a dramatic scene of clutching at my throat, rolling around on the floor, gurgling etc. My husband called me “immature” and “hysterical”. I got up and called him a lot of very mean swear words that maybe pushed the boundaries of polite society, but I felt they were worthwhile in that situation. But now my husband isn’t speaking to me and it’s been 48 hours.
He keeps drinking the OJ (after brushing his teeth, of course).
To spite me, he did a supermarket online food order JUST FOR HIMSELF and the order was something like 14 litres of orange juice, 12 tubes of toothpaste, and an electric toothbrush. He spent the weekend sitting on the sofa, watching the world cup, downing orange juice, brushing his teeth, and even my hysterical shrieking at him wouldn’t make him stop.
Thoughts on all of this? I’m at a loss.
Kind regards,
Frankie
Frankโto be honest, this is one of the most bizarre agony aunt columns we’ve ever had to deal with. We’ve been dealing with this insane crap from weirdos for 10 years now, but this truly takes the biscuit.
But… on duty of care as agony aunt obliges us to review you case. We note:
- Based on his diet, your husband has very little chance of getting scurvy
- He also won’t be suffering from rotten teeth, given his excellent teeth brushing consistency
- Your obsession with his habit (“hobby” as he calls it) will destroy your marriage
- Oh hey, we just realised we’ve been doing this agony aunt thing for 10 years! ๐ฅณ๐พ๐ฅ
We’re happier about our 10th anniversary than anything else, so have decided to take the day off and not bother resolving your daft marital strife. All the best, Frank!

Happy Anniversary. aunt Agony !
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A decade of near perfect advice, I really should win an Oscar for all of this. And a Golden Globe.
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What! Not an EMMY?
Pfffft! Are you discriminating against the EMMYs?
I can’t have that. Holly knows why. You’re a meanie.
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Yay for the Emmyโs. Donโt be a meanie. Weโll have to come up there. ๐คบ
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You tell him! ๐ฅ
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Heโs scared now. Heโs being very quiet. ๐ค
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Hmpf! Well, we are quite a terrifying duo.
WE RUN WITH SCISSORS!
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๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ โ๏ธ we are terrifying.
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Darn tootin’!
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Not scared, I was just BUSY rocking out to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The only thing I’m scared of is drinking orange juice after brushing my teeth. That one has me quaking (and quacking) in terror.
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Add a bit of vodka and you wonโt care how it tastes.
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I’m 41, I’m being sensible these days. Limiting caffeine and vodka and ice cream. I make up for it by not partying and being in bed for 10pm.
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Oh man, just pull up the covers and say goodnight! ๐ค
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Hey, I’m a single parent of a cat who needs my attention whenever she’s not sleeping. 10pm is what I deserve – in me pajamas!
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Why didnโt you say soโฆ Iโm well aware of cat parenting exhaustion. Rest and rejuvenate, sheโs not going anywhere.
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Cat update – she’s currently napping.
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Thank you for the update. Mr.B is currently attacking my ankles.
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I have dedicated 10 years of my life to helping these halfwits, I deserve a Nobel Prize. I’ll apply myself this very evening!
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…. right!
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Iโm adverse to being an old maid teacher. Do you know any single men without high expectations? You have my email. Pass it on.
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Do you require them to have teeth?
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It depends on whether they require that I
Have teeth. ๐ฆท Iโm flexible.
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AH.. Okay I’ll check if there’s someone I know who’s good at gumming it!
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Hahaha ๐ you win.
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He’ll be calling shortly! You’ll know it’s him, as he has a sort of lisp.
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A lithp you say. Iโll keep the line open. Tho excited!!
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Yeth!
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I could kith you, I donโt mind gummers at all. ๐ฌ
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We are kithing couthins!
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I canโt be thelfith, you can kith him too.
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Ohhhhhhhh… thankth, but no thankth!
Gumth thickth to my teeth.
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Iโm willing to share.
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You mean thare?
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Of courthโฆ
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Thoundth great!
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Thuper!
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Yeth! I am thympatico.
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thympatico as Batman and Robin!
xoxoxo ๊ง๐น๊ง xoxoxo
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To the Batmobile!
Acthually that would be the Meethmobile!
๐ญ โฆ ~~โฏ ๊ง โค๏ธโ๐ฅ ๊ง โฏ ~~ โฆ ๐ญ
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Here we go, you just need a time machine and you’re all set: https://youtu.be/rynxqdNMry4?si=LuxuonQ8Zwg2VP3J
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Richie Havens.
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Is he any relation to the “Wrigley” or “Hubba Bubba” families?
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Woodstock 1969, Richie Havens’ performance. Watch that. He had no teeth and was all gums. Flower power, man.
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Who needs teeth in this day and age? AI will do all the flirting for us.
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Who is this Artificial Idiot I keep hearing about?
Does he wear a “Ye Olde Jester” costume?
If he’s not in a harlequin pattern and bells, I’m not flirting!!!
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You don’t need to flirt anymore anyway, we’ve got AI to do that for us. Didn’t you watch Her with Joaquin Phoenix from 2013? It predicted the future.
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No.. I avoid AI BS!
The future prediction I accept is the Anthropocene Era, which marks the massive human impact on ecosystems and climate has arrived.
According to earth scientists this is the last era of humans and many species as all the data points to a mass extinction peaking in 2050.
SO… AI can ef off!
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2050? Cripes, I’d be bald by then! Oh, I already bald (ish).
As for AI, I enjoy using Gemini to wind it up using ridiculous workplace scenario us. It lectures you about why you’re wrong, then you get all difficult back. Very amusing, honest.
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LOL… figures you would like to torment the damn thing!
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I’ve been single for many a year and bring with me many a Jason Statham buzzed skull, posh British accent, and an autistic streak a mile wide. It’s charming, apparently.
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But do you have teef? Gonna need a smike for proof.
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I have some teef left, the others were destroyed during random bouts of manly fisticuffs. Smiling? That’s woke. I only do grimacing.
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Iโm so woke and anyone whom says I am not woke , well, theyโll be sorry.
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Yurr, being woke just means you’re not a dickhead, funny how some haven’t worked that out innit.
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We have every dickhead a country could possibly want right here ! You canโt walk a half a block with running into one. Dickhead? ๐
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Well, there are certain caps they wear to mark themselves out, eh? Makes it easier to give them a wide bearth.
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Iโd like to take their cap and โฆโฆ a red cap is a sign of far right radical ideology. Momma donโt allow no red caps coming round here.
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Yes I said smike!
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“Smike is a frail boy from Charles Dickens’ 1839 novel Nicholas Nickleby” – That’s an odd reference, but I welcome absurdity on this platform.
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I remember Smike well. He deserves to be included our discussions.
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Agreed. We should build a shrine to Smike and worship it daily. Resa can be the High Council Priestess to lead the ceremony.
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that lucky Smike. Resa always gets to be the high priestess. Where did I go wrong? ๐ Is the teef?
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You could be the lower priestess if that works? I’ll be the middle-distance priestess.
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The lower Priestess? Oh, for cripes sake, ok if youโll be the middle distance priestess, we have no pride.
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We had Pride month in June, don’t be daft. Plus, Halloween is on the way. Rocky Horror Picture Show time, eh?
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Itโs always Pride month here. I know every line to Rocky Horror , otherwise what the sense of going.
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Yurr, it’s still in limited release in the US. Longest running film in history. This Halloween, I shall dress up as The Dr. (Frank-N-Furter).
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I must have a picture of that please.
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Do apply yourself. Tonight! Do that. You deserve it.
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So I guess itโs about 20 years now. I canโt help but wonder about Frankie โฆ.
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Are you trying to say you enjoy brushing your teeth and then drinking orange juice? ๐ง
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I wouldnโt be averse ( is that a word) to a bit of OJ gargle. Donโt judge me.
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Oj gargling is a gas!
Gets the throat all …. orangey. There’s nothing like orange breath in the morning.
xoxo
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Things could be worse.
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Hahahaha!
Sent you a sneak preview of the new gown!!! xo
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Sooooo beautiful!!!!๐คฉ
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xo๐คฉxo
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Oh yeahโฆ stunning!!!!
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โ ๐ฝ ~~ ๊ง๐ญโ๐ญ๊ง ~~ ๐ณ โ
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xoxoxoxoxo
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xoxoxoxoxo
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๐ฅฐ
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HOW DO YOU DO THAT?!
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I am lost in an emoji hell-hole.
HELP!!!
Please send money!
They have threatened me with asterisks!
โฆโฆ ~~ ๊ง๐น๊ง ~~ โฆโฆ
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adverse – BUT as you are a poet… a verse makes sense.
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Averse is an adjective that meansย having a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, or unwillingness. I am often averse to whatโs going on in America!!! I would like to create some adverse events for the Orange one.
xoxoxoxoxo
xoxoxoxoxo
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Adverse or averse? Or adverbs? If you’re accusing me of a typo then, rest assured, that is SLANDER and I’m angry. ๐ก
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Iโm an old maid English teacher. Iโve never been wrong.
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Omg, you win ๐
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