Learning New Tricks

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Learning New Tricks

The dental hygienist was giving her pep talk about frequent brushing and flossing, the latter being something I have some difficulty doing consistently.

I couldn't resist saying, "An old dog can't learn new tricks."

"He can if he wants to keep his teeth," she quickly replied.

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