On An Ordinary Day

DA = Dental Assistant
K = Innocent bystander

DA: "Well, hello stranger"
K: "Hi, I'm here for some x-rays I need for tomorrow."
DA: "I know why you're here, but we only see you like, what, once every 2 years?"
K: "Don't feel bad, I haven't seen a doctor in 25 years."
DA: "So we should feel special huh?"
K: "Yep, you're on my frequent visitor program. But I'll be in when things settle down to get back on track."
DA: "So how old are you?"
K: mumbles something
DA: "You better go to a doctor, in a few years is when people really need to be checked."
K: "I'm not planning on hanging around forever. So whatever."

DA fiddles with wing-nuts and hairdryer looking x-ray thing. Runs into next room to tattle to Doc who is working on someone else.

DA: "OK, done with this, but Doc says if he sees anything on these he's going to call you."
K: "Fine. Aren't you going to do that whirly thing that goes all around the head?"
DA: "Yes, but you need to do something first."
K: "What?"
DA: "You need to take that metal plate out of your head."
K: "Sorry, can't. It's protecting me from alien mind control."
DA: "Well, alright. I see you don't have any tongue piercings."
K: "Nope, left them at home."

DA: "Alright, all done, it will be about 15 minutes."
K: "OK"

I notice they still have the little stuffed beaver in the waiting room we gave them years ago when they treated our great nephew visiting from Japan for free.