The BBN Review: Toothbrush

What BBN said about it

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe toothbrush is a quiet masterpiece of disappointment, and I have been watching it fray in my bathroom for years.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDisappointment? It's a tiny daily hug for your mouth, and you've turned it into a funeral.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe first act is flawless. Crisp bristles, a confident minty opening, a bold choice of blue.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBut the second act drags. By week six the bristles splay outward like a crowd fleeing a very small fire.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's character development!

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the third act is a Tuesday, half asleep, using it to scrub the tap. It overstays its welcome, Vera.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPer Wikipedia, William Addis is believed to have made the first mass-produced toothbrush in the UK in seventeen eighty. That's a legacy!

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeventeen eighty. So we have been failing to replace it every three months for centuries. It's derivative of our own neglect.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr a long tradition of loyalty. I keep mine on my vision board.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOf course you do. Mine, I'll admit, has outlasted two phones and a relationship with my landlord.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale. How old is it?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy verdict: three stars.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne for the minty opening, one for the reliable second act, and one for somehow surviving longer than William Addis's original business model.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMinus nothing, because the bristles are the only part still alive.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe pull quote writes itself: gleaming, resilient, and wildly overdue for a funeral.