The Un-Numb

   The dentist asked if I wanted the numb needle for a small filling, in the area at the junction of crown and tooth.  I thought he should know so I said probably not.  The procedure was uncomfortable, not to mention painful.  "Next time, " he said, "we'll go for numbness, because I don't like to see people in pain. I'm not a masochist."  "No," I told him.  "You mean sadist. The masochist is the one in the chair."