The 10 worst puns from my joke file (Quad-City Times)
EDITOR S NOTE: While Wundram takes time off, we re reprinting past columns that we consider The Best of Bill. I once had a heavy run of puns, but in collecting them, I find there are few new ones.

MEMS bad breath detector
July 11th, 2006 by Paz in Miscellaneous Gadgets Here’s an interesting one - ‘ it’s a bad breath detector! If you get lucky at the disco you can quickly check yourself out with the meter and buy one of those …

A Cell Phone That Tells You If You’re Too Drunk To Drive Or Call Your Ex
Future cell-phone technology promises functions that are both useful and designed to preserve users’ safety .

Regular brushing, flossing can prevent bad breath
This week’s expert is Dr. Thomas L. Quinn, owner and operator of Quinn Dental in Springfield for the past 30 years.

Cranberries Contain Possible Anti-caries, Anti-plaque Agents (Science Daily)
Scientists have discovered that the humble cranberry harbors several anti-oxidants (flavonoids) that show the ability to counteract the damaging effects of the bacterium Streptococcus mutans, which causes dental caries (tooth decay).

Withering Glance: Be and breathe. And floss, people (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, relationships, grooming and more in a weekly dialogue. RN: Here’s a factoid to make you wince: According to an American Dental Association survey, one-third of all Americans are shockingly unfamiliar with dental floss. In a recent survey, one-third said they fall between the “once a week or less” category and the “never”

t r u t h o u t News & Politics Blog
“What are you?” Trout asked the boy scornfully. “Some kind of gutless wonder?” This, too, was the title of a book by Trout, The Gutless Wonder .

Austin Murphy: Catching up with the Tour on my first day in France (Sports Illustrated)
That’s what I’m talking about — a dispatch on the Tour de France preceded by an actual French dateline!

How Real Women Stay Beautiful (Manila Bulletin)
Are you serious?!” After years of fantasizing about the perfect proposal, this is the answer most women blurt out when finally asked for their hand in marriage. This is the same reply I gave my editor when she invited me to write a beauty column. I am no expert on beauty, far from it.

Bad breath: Please keep your mouth shut (Sun Star)
FOR many centuries bad breath has torn thousands of relationships apart and drove many a people to a life of solitude.