Pickles by Brian Crane for October 12, 2015

Oh joy. Another week of ice chewing.

Try a frozen Charleston Chew.

With her choppers idle, now’s the time to ask her about making you those Mukluks, Earl.

At least she still has her own teeth to crack.

Those gums will always be flapping whether she’s got ice or not.

seriously, i thought she had dentures. ?

I understand ( to a point ) the ice cub crunching habit but never really understood the American obsession with ice cubes in drinks. It seems to be ingrained into the psyche.Perhaps, because I spent a great portion of my live outside the U.S. I am not as hung up about it.

For one thing, in many countries, the water used to make ice may not be ….uh… exactly ice cube quality. The old saying should go " Don’t drink the water or chew the ice cubes ".

We have an ice maker built into our fridge which we never used and ice cube trays we rarely fill. Ice only dilutes the potency and adulterates the flavor of many drinks.

Ice seldom dilutes the potency and adulterates the flavor of water, however. And you can make flavored ice cubes, if you’ve a mind to….

Frozen turkey? Leftovers from last Thanksgiving? Ugh.

Chew on this…

Chewing ice is a sign of diabetes.

LinguistAgree. In a recent hospital stay (kidney tumor removal), one nurse was in a borderline rage that I didn’t want ice in my water. The place was kept cold enough that I expected it to freeze anyway.

To Opal, Ice is very nice!

xxx

My mother, who has dementia, has an ice-eating obsession. To the point Dad and I have to deny her liquids due to her being at risk for water toxicity. Her doctor and dentist agree.

Craving ice is often a symptom of anemia.

LinguistThat is to keep you motionless in bed under the blankets they at least kindly provide. Catatonia is their favorite side effect for patients.