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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Pagophagia



Compulsive Ice Chewers

Frankly, I didn't even know this was such a big problem for some people, but now that I do, it just gives me the shivers when I think of all those teeth gnashing all those tiny ice cubes...

Oh, the cubanity!
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13 comments:

  1. cubeFebruary 06, 2008 12:01 PM

    Compulsive ice chewers better not go Here

    ;-)

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  2. nancFebruary 06, 2008 12:20 PM

    i used to be, but then i upped my iron intake and voila - NO MORE!

    i'm not going THERE, cubie.

    nope.

    not me.

    oh, what the hell?!?

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  3. nancFebruary 06, 2008 12:21 PM

    at my age, that might not be so bad...

    ::hotflash::

    first time they'd see an actual chair melt before their very eyes!

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  4. cubeFebruary 06, 2008 12:44 PM

    nanc: lol! One way or the other,
    you'd be a real danger to this ice bar ;-)

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  5. david mcmahonFebruary 06, 2008 1:57 PM

    Nice ice cube, Cube!!

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  6. JenFebruary 06, 2008 2:32 PM

    "cubanity"

    I love it!

    I confess, I chew ice. But, I prefer the little nugget shaped pieces of ice you get in some restaurants, and not the cubes. Is that OK?

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 06, 2008 3:15 PM

    Once I upped my iron supplements, I lost the urge, and that was 20 years ago. But during my apparent anemic/ice frenzy I chewed a lot of the little chips!

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  8. cubeFebruary 06, 2008 7:24 PM

    d.m.: Alas, it is but a photo I borrowed from the blogosphere. Sadly, my home pics are far from extraordinary.

    rgmb: Hello! Glad to hear from you again. Yes, there does seem to be a connection between a low Fe+ level & compulsive ice chomping. Go figure.

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  9. cubeFebruary 06, 2008 7:27 PM

    jen: Thanks. I can't help making these silly puns & sometimes it's nice to know someone appreciates them.

    As far as chewing the little ice nuggets, well, my little nugget-shaped friends are upset about it, but I'm OK with it ;-)

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  10. BrookeFebruary 07, 2008 12:21 PM

    I used to chew ice cubes when I was a teen, but I got over it. ;)

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  11. Jamie DawnFebruary 07, 2008 2:21 PM

    Cubanity! Ha, ha - nice play on words!!

    My SIL can't stand to hear anyone crunch ice.
    It drives her bananas!

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  12. The Merry WidowFebruary 08, 2008 8:14 PM

    I used to too, now I have crowns from the microfractures I gave myself...oooops.
    I've heard of the Fe connection, wonder why it triggers chomping?

    tmw

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  13. cubeFebruary 09, 2008 1:13 PM

    brooke: Good for your teeth.

    j.d.: Glad you liked it.

    tmw: That's a good question. I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation for it.

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