Today I did round one of having one of my teeth crowned. I don't know about you, but this procedure is certainly not one of my favorites. The dentist did a great job thanks to liberal application of several of the 'caine anesthetics. The whole thing took about an hour and a half and I walked out with a temporary crown. As I was driving home, I got to wondering how good the temporary is. I am a scientist, you know. Just gotta come up with an experiment. After a few minutes of pondering the situation, I decided that the temporary crown would be deemed satisfactory if I were able to eat one of my favorite meals without discomfort. So, the die was cast and I headed over to Sonic for a double cheeseburger, onion rings and a soda. I hurried back home and conducted the experiment in front of the television. I figured that would be a proper control of potential confounding variables. I am happy to report that the temporary crown does indeed pass the test. The meal was eaten without discomfort. Everybody is happy, the peasants rejoiced and peace was restored to the land. Life is good.