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Hair Temperature FTW
This seemed relevant.
catskittensandcatsandstuff
Who the fuck is eating chips in here?
NicestguyonImgur
I didn't want this post to end!
AyeDavanita
I don't understand why women are so concerned with discreet pad/tampon packaging. It's not embarrassing to be on your period.
Blergbot
Agreed. FERTILE WOMAN POWERS!
HasaDigaEebowa
So who just touched their hair to check if it was hair temperature?
Ishouldhavemadethisaccountforeverago
As a girl with long, black hair, my hair feels like it's on fire during the summer. The hair temperature gods apparently don't like me
PurplePeopleEater88
"Break your own bones to establish dominance over your skeleton" - Insanity Wolf
TheHatless
'Slut' is pronounced as 'sloot' , though...
RussianDancingQueen
Being An English and Russian speaker I can confirm that my tongue indeed is in those positions and I have no issue switching between them
Quarantinous
I wqs sold at Romeo and Juliet: The fast food love story
AmyBethMegJo
Scotland, PA: Great movie version of Macbeth set in the fast food world of the 70s. Christopher Walken / Maura Tierney / Andy Dick
HeyFuckAssGetMeABeer
My hair has both froze and caught (partially) on fire before. So... Cold hair and hot hair happen.
dancingForest
2/2 Not really weird either because hair is a good insulator so the touching hand's temperature will normally not change much.
firstmiddlelast
Everyone in this thread missed the "air temperature" pun?
dancingForest
1/1 Also when sitting in the sun hair tends to become pretty hot.
rebeccaisafish
Yeah this person clearly has never been outside on a nice day with dark hair. My hair gets hotter than the sun.
melveys
but I'm assuming it was wet when it froze? That's a bit different.
Misformanatee
I am upset that I couldn't upvote individual parts of this. I AM UPSET NOW.
AnActualDuck
*TRIGGERED
devo27
Worst pad commercial - tons of women throwing their bloody underwear out their windows.
hypc
it's not bloody
devo27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iH2TS13N1I Whether or not you see blood, its implied they are ruined because of period blood.
Hemagglutinin
What? ...link please. My brain refuses to believe this exists.
devo27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iH2TS13N1I
Kircala
http://www.marketmenot.com/u-by-kotex-save-the-undies-commercial/
CleverClara
It doesn't look like any of them are bloody. It's just a metaphor for wasting decent panties because of pad leakage.
wulfric
I was so surprised when no one else was grossed out at that commercial. Like, those blood stained panties are landing on people's heads!
boredninja47
Honestly, Diva Cups gross me out more and im a chick. Like, they just sit there COLLECTING the actual liquid in a plastic cone to look at
Felman
Oh, so that's where that came from. All this time I thought God was mad at me.
wulfric
Oh it was that too. It's the first sign of the apocalypse.
prfesser
*Best
turnip001
In high school English we had a group assignment. The girls decided to do a tampon commercial. I asked if I could be the tampon.
procrastin8or
What commercial is this?
devo27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iH2TS13N1I
xxPaulCPxx
Wow, today I gained a new phobia.
ranbayer
I touched used pads today, I'm a guy :(
backtobackpanicattack
I laughed, then I cried, then I got whipped by the demon because I wasn't pedalling my flaming bike hard enough. *sob*
Talahassilassi
Fun fact: GLAD means good/happy in english and swedish
crittermccool
Omg I'm an eagle
SlimeJenkins
Does no one else see Tom from MySpace in there?
therealtriwolf
I was hoping I wasn't alone.
thehoopiestfrood
I noticed him immediately and was brought way way back to the days of MySpace and Xanga and AIM and middle school and, just Hell generally.
ILieForPoints
Were you, your bike, and everything else on fire?
xkotu
I was searching the comments for this!
Pffffffffffbbbbbbbrrrrrrtttttttt
Everyone should wet their toothbrush before putting toothpaste. Imagine all the shit that can get on it since the last time you brushed.
ambermae513
I am surprised no one has brought up brushing their teeth in the shower.
CynicalFish
You'd have to scrub it to actually get the bacteria off it before the toothpaste. Toothpaste destroys bacteria anyway, half the point of it.
Blergbot
toilet particles. *cringe*
KingOfRedLions7
Why would Jesus need a fork for bread and wine?
Drhoges
In all fairness he said bread and whine and shit
Malgonien
I don't think they even had forks then, just spoons and knives
DaveYanakov
Why do so many people think that bread was the only food on the table just because Jesus needed a metaphor?
Hanselhessohotrightnow
WHY DOES THAT JESUS LOOK LIKE HARRISON FORD?!
Bitcerto
That's Mormon Jesus.
Pawprintjj
I was thinking he looked like a generic Country singer.
GlitterSpurtingOutMyUrethra
Well, I'm from Australia, and I always just assumed that Arkansas and 'ark-an-saw' were different places. Fuck, I'm a dumbass.
Blergbot
Nah. Arkansas is kinda in the south and they do have French-Creole incorporated into their vernacular.
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Blergbot
By all means, please explain the difference in the pronunciation of Kansas and Arkansas.
Ohgodwhyisthissodifficult
For ages I thought Ar-kansas and Ark-an-saw were different places.
cailinalainn
I searched for this comment coz I was too lazy to make my own and have defeated the purpose of the endeavour by telling you. *sigh*
jamesignatius27
As an American, I have more of a problem with Leicester in England being pronounced as "Lester", not "Lie-kes-ter"...
RhymeWithoutAPoet
Featherstonhaugh: Fenshaw
Iwannaswiminapoolofpuppiesohwaitmaybenot
English is so weird, man...
JediKnight
Worcestershire.
Ohmyglobwhat
*suddenly very aware or tongue* I'm uncomfortable.
schrau
Welcome to Tongue Awareness Week.
MarieCurie83
I literally can't stop trying to figure it out. Forcing it one way or the other. It even rearranges where my teeth go.
liveelaaughloove
I have my tongue webbing pierced, so, it's more comfortable for me to put it against my top front teeth.
eggmuffin
Ahm umfomfothable.
BDSMBlooddoll
Now it has no comfortable spot in my mouth. I keep moving it. Aaargh ><
oneoldman
I SPEAK BOTH! If I think stuff in English: Roof, Russian: it goes down behind jawline. If not sure which I'll need to be speaking: Hovermode
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sporkafife
Ladies...
toastlover9
Yeah I'm wondering if that one is true though. Is it really different depending on what language you speak?
Nostrellor
4lingual german french english and mainly swissgerman (linguists understands this as an own language)mine is in front teeth most of the time
MarieCurie83
bilingual French and English. English primarily. Mine rests against my bottom teeth. But I had a bad overbite so I think I trained it out.
JustKindOfClever
I'm bilingual and mine sits up against my bottom front, so maybe?
eggmuffin
No. It's nonsense. It's genetic.
anotherrelevantusername
As a SLP: No, it's not. Your tongue should rest at the palate directly behind the teeth but not touching them. Regardless of the language.
ZeTeddybear
i have it on the botttom and on the upper teeth from time to time Swedish/ English speaking
fartlee
As for tires, don't slash. Remove the valve cores. No damage, but they're SOL to get valve cores installed without paying a few hundred.
MustacheMonthly
As for the insurance part, they will cover it no matter how many tires, but you still have to pay your deductible, usually $500
iatha
comment for shenanigans
IPandSoDoYou
Actually for about $3 you can buy a kit at wal-mart with 4 in it and a little tool to put them in.
fartlee
Y'all seem to forget that most people don't know about valve cores. And if you put them back, they'll assume it's a bad tire.
fivefingercuntpunch
calm down, satan
fartlee
They can have the valve cores back.
fivefingercuntpunch
take valve cores out, and kindly place them in a ziploc bag on their windshield http://imgur.com/8b4fNZy
fartlee
Monica.jpg
JacenSolo
i don't think it's the money. i think it's the time which is of concern. how long would taking the cores out take?
AberdeenWashington
It only takes maybe 5 seconds a tire.
Linx117
That tongue one. My mind... It's been blown
somethingwithanne
Dutchie here - top of my mouth. Someone should do a map or something, should be interesting.
AstronautMakingPaninis
My tongue fills the entire volume of my mouth and there is no god
silaswanders
I shall lol at this
TheLastUnicornImAliiiive
Yup, me too. But I have a Gene Simmons tongue
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
I'm really stressed b/c I speak english and my tongue rests on the bottom. Am I supposed to be speaking russian? Do I have a Russian soul?
NoblePerplexity
Yes. Embrace it, tovaritch.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Why did you just repeat the quote from the post?
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
Here's my guess. Everyone probably has their tongue in the same place but non-English speakers can't read the post and correct it.
JuanJimnezCoves
Nope, spanish here, I understand enlish but I can't speak it (or I do it awfully). My tongue is at the bottom of my mouth.
backet
Im 18 and never before have I noticed that arkansas has kansas in the name...
anugg
I'm 30 and never noticed.
semaphora
Angel : Archangel :: Kansas : Arkansas ?
backet
Yes.
johnnyhandbags
Just think of it as "Pirate Kansas"
iwanttobealurkerbutcant
Yikes!
SirSpoon166
I'm 25 and never noticed :O
backet
Thanks, that makes me fell better. :)
HanyouChris
Same here O.O
gammaraycharles
TheRealDurdan
I kinda toss my food around until the cold parts get heated by the overheated parts (and vise versa). Works pretty well.
myexpectationsaresuperlow
Every damn time. Every. Damn. Time.
WilsonFisk
Under cooked food =existential breakdown
JacenSolo
i think this needs an appropriate gif. now if only i could find a good one!
ineffablyintangible
I'll 2nd this
TravDrinksBeer
Here is my gif.
shank
At least once a week at work. But then it's like, 100 feet from my desk to the breakroom and walking all the way back...no. I can't.
Iwannaswiminapoolofpuppiesohwaitmaybenot
I laughed!!
MrPredator
Cold Chef Boyardi right out the can, no heating.
TravDrinksBeer
My friend Charlie does this, are you him?
Scaputska
Lasagna.
6double
I actually did this today. I feel no shame.
jackblade
I eat cold leftover dinner as breakfast.
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
You could go deeper. You could just start eating cold baked beans out of the can. That's when you're irredeemable.
Trafficlights
Protip: if you can, rearrange your food in a way that you get a ring instead of a circle. It gets heated more evenly.
DukeFlipside
Instructions unclear: removed centre of pizza now all I have is warm crust :(
PretoMal
Or any way that increases the ration of surface area to volume.
Ohond
Roger that, captain! ASAP! Increasing the ratio! Service area! Loud and clear sir, over. *hugs roach - movie changover. There's an airplane.
booshboosh
Can we have a Russian to confirm that please?
Mergul
Nah. Upper teeth. Russian is my first language, too.
rushelvi
Also speak both but mine is on top
K0415
Ditto. Bottom. Even though I've lived in Canada most of my life.
iCHACHA
I speak both and mine rests at the top
sgtkirill
Speak Russian, Ukrainian, English.
sgtkirill
And mine rests bottom, near my teeth
HomeSchooledMormon
Why would a girl care if another girl knew she was using a pad? It's pretty natural imo
ThisCommentWasAutomaticallyGeneratedByImgurViralizer
Maybe they don't want any other women to know that they menstruate like a human?
ioverthinkthings
I, too, suffer from bitchy resting face.
Ohmyglobwhat
Ugh ditto...
McCormack
As do I, grumpy bitch.
TheFirehawk
My S/O was confused for the first half of our relationship because I have RBF and relaxing sighs that sound disgruntled but really I'm not.
Korejora
I often get asked by terrified waitresses whether there's something wrong with my food... and I'm like... no...? It's fine....
iwillbefamous
OK buddy man
CaptainBlockedPunt
I don't know if I actually do or not. I always force myself to have a half smile to trick me into thinking I don't hate everything.
TheCryingOnTheInsideKind
I know that feel
yodog117
I'd love to look mad when I'm resting, people wouldn't want to talk to me, and also may fear my dominance, (if they didn't already)
jrau18
He's kind of a bit farther than bitchy resting face. He pretty much landed squarely at "You raped my daughter, prepare to die" face.
hetnkik
Pic? I'll allow a selfie under these circumstances.
TheCanadianNerd
I'm not op, I have no bitchy resting face, its 4:15am, but if someone's allowing selfies..
Harmonyofdissonance
Huh. Nice eyes!
OUIIJMGUIITPS
Dem eyes!
MrFiend
Some kid on campus told me to calm down because he said it looked like I was going to fight somebody. I'm not doing it on purpose.
ThroughTheLookingGlass
Me too. N I hate it. Everyone assumes I'm a bitch makes making friends very hard.
FrozenSweetenedBovineSecretions
resting bitch face keeps you pretty
imgursresidentasshole
I bet you share inspiring Marilyn Monroe pics on facebook too.
sparklebunnypoo
Finally, someone says it right. Here they call it resting bitch face which implies that you look like a bitch face that is resting. It 1/2
sparklebunnypoo
2/2 should be bitchy resting face to imply that your resting face looks bitchy. I don't know why I needed to rant about that.
Curiousone545
THANK YOU, you said it right! You can't have a resting bitch face. unless.. you are a bitch.. and you need to rest it, no no. So frustrating
alexwrath
our struggle is real!
mehnincompoop
Iktf
geovanny
same here, I could be thinking of puppies and kittens, yet it looks like im planning world war III
lucidcute
Coworkers at my somewhat new retail job keep giving me the sarcastic "you look glad to be here," but I feel bad because I am a bit glad.
PraiseMelora
I have sad resting face. Im happy as can be on the inside, but on the outside I look like my dog just died. I am one with John Snow.
oatsandbows
Same. Also: I was once told at a wedding to "stop smiling so sarcastically." What?
PolarHailStorm
My resting face got the line "Wow, he looks like he'd only ever be happy curb-stomping an immigrant". I was thinking about Dominos.
CHUBMARINES
Resting bitch face sounds odd for guys. Let's call the male version Hawkeye face
jrau18
No! Hawkeye is happy! He's funny! NOOOO
CHUBMARINES
Not according to that post above he's not
Woodchips
It's more like Red Foreman face
CHUBMARINES
I actually like yours better. Pissed off at the world, yet still a badass
Woodchips
You just look irritable all the time, much like Red
Tywindidnotshitgold
What? Arkansaw? That is fucked up, America
Nevadagrrl
I wonder if Arkansasans get told all the time that they pronounce the name of their state incorrectly?
Csel
the last 's' is silent due to frenchness. the southern accent draws out the vowel and adds a 'w'
arealapple
Frenchness. *ding*
Blergbot
You're welcome.
JediKnight
It's not our fault. Blame the French.
agrumpypenguin
Guessing you aren't familiar with American history? Arkansas was purchased by America from the French called The Louisiana purchase
Tywindidnotshitgold
I am pretty familiar with the Louisiana deal, beingFrench myself, but had no idea about the pronounciation! Native American origin
agrumpypenguin
But it has everything to do with how the French who settled around this area pronounced it
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
I'm really stressed b/c I speak english and my tongue rests on the bottom. Am I supposed to be speaking russian? Do I have a Russian soul?
LaCulpable
My wife is Russian and I'm American. As far as our little test goes it's accurate
JosephDunaravich
Linguist here: don't worry about it, it's bullshit.
AskingTheRealQuestions
Mine's resting on the bottom, it's lazy as fuck and you know gravity
BenedoodleCumberpoodle
I started panicking, because I also rest my tongue on the bottom, behind my bottom row of teeth. >.<
AshLaces
Mine are both, but moslty down and I'm from Kentucky, halp.
Bellatricks
In Soviet Russia, they own soul.
waitbutactually
FOUND THE SOVIET SLEEPER CELL
VLCisacone
Mine is kinda in the middle and I speak both... I guess I just like my tongue floating around my mouth
XanDunn
ME FUCKIN TOO
KingoftheIntroverts
That's just the vodka.
Mergul
Russian speaker here - it stays behind my upper teeth when I'm not talking. I'm pretty sure that particular bit of trivia is bullshit.
Aelinsaar
Forget the tongue, lets talk about the witless fuck with the old "Einstein-Lenin" myth. I love how Einstein is enemy #2 for creationists.
FemaleINTJ
Not sure, I an English speaker have it on top, my bf speaks both, (originally Ukrainian) and his is on the bottom. So i find it true.
ian9outof10
Case closed!
jabberwackme
You're obviously a Russian Sleeper Agent. Dun. Dun. DUUUUUUN.
SinisterMister
You are Vladimir Putin's horcrux
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
BlooPigeon
MINE IS SQUISHED BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM PALETTE BECAUSE I HAVE AN OVERBITE AND ALL MY MOLARS FIT TOGETHER SNUGLY BUT NOT MY INCISORS
shouldilaughatthis
Do you like vodka and awfully long novels?
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
Yes. And poetry and the ballet and dash cams!
diddiz
You are supposed to be speaking russian.
pleasenoticemesenpai
Awfully long novels where every character is dead or has lost everything before the end.
shouldilaughatthis
#AntonTsehov4eva
UndulatingTerrain
Don't worry. Russians do not have souls.
Marshmallow6
What about Ukrainians?
UndulatingTerrain
Slava Ukraini! I mean, yeah maybe. Also that comment is one year old.
Marshmallow6
So? I was brought here by random mode
ellopoppylove
I speak English, had to go to speech therapy as a kid to correct where my tongue rested. Used to just sit there, now I'm overly aware of it.
GoogleFucker
I dunno, I'm multilingual, and my tongue rests on the top, but I still touch top and bottom teeth...
OldManBOMBIN
Ditto.
iPretend
You're probably trans-Russian cis-bipedal
IchitheKira
da
TheyCallMeMrPigeonCuzImJustSoCoo
Commy
lyralyon
I think it rests in the same place for everyone- the difference comes from how you describe where it rests
twodashesandadot
Apparently, I'm Russian when I've had a few.
oneoldman
I SPEAK BOTH! If I think stuff in English: Roof, Russian: it goes down behind jawline. If not sure which I'll need to be speaking: Hovermode
Marshmallow6
After reading this, i tried it(I speak both as well) and you're right
MollyBloomsDeadDreams
I'm fluent in German, English and Croatian. Where is my tongue supposed to be?
CynicalFish
The flat of my tongue touches the roof of my mouth and then curves down so that the tip of my tongue rests behind my bottom teeth. What now!
Granolaclusters
I actually fold my tongue over itself a lot to rest it...
GrimGravy
Pretty sure you're a sleeper agent. Read this aloud; My, that Italian family at the other table sure is quiet."
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
Thanks.... I just woke up in Mexico with an AK under my bed, blood on the sheets (not mine?) and someone's hand in my backpack.
Chernobyx
I speak english, russian, polish, and ukrainian- I promise you that my tongue just occupies lots of space and is generally uncomfortable.
ImSorryForTheLackOfApostrophe
My tongue is only ever uncomfortable when someone makes me consciously think about its placement. So basically this post is tongue torture.
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Kenziesrus
But the Polish is the best part! You have to have Polish!
StillChasingFireflies
I speak both! Ура!!!
semaphora
Currently at 666 points, I'd say Russian is definitely the way to go.
cable7193
Ever receive a Russian blood transfusion?
ondjage
Tongues doesn't rest at the top nor bottom, when your mouth closes you swallow to create a vacuum that keep your mouth shut w/o using energy
Vrazda
I speak both Russian and English fluently and my tongue just rests wherever it damn well pleases. So yeah, probably bullshit.
AdonisMcThunderCock
I suppose it just applies if it's your mother tongue.
whywecanthavenicethings
It's like the butter battle book by Dr. Suess...
Matyeuxdeloup
Maybe you reveived blood from a russian and you're now his vessel
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Same here, should we go buy vodka or something?
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
I do love vodka. Do you live close enough so we can go drink and weep together about our non-russianness?
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iCHACHA
I speak both, and my tongue rests and the top
booksaremorethanmylife
I'm bilingual English/Polish and when I speak English it's top. Polish is bottom.
TheMagicOttter
I'm afraid you've been annexed.
Habbadax
Clearly you, me, and the other 400~ dudes are Russian sleeper agents waiting to be activated
MordinSolustheScienceVolus
I speak a little russian. My tongue curled down. English, down. German, up. Chinese it flopped like a limp dick.
Snegurkin
I speak both and I also have a small mouth so it is just sandwiched between the hard palate and the floor of the mouth.
Snegurkin
But when I say a sentence is English, it does feel like it is resting against the palate, and the opposite for Russian, but just doing both.
Nabusco
Yes, Ivan you russian now
Secsletariat
My tongue is somehow doing both. I'm a little bit scared. And aroused, but that's not unusual.
goddamnlochnessmonster
scaroused
ambisean
I get it, mine is too :/
CupcakeCulprit
hypochondriacs assemble
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Secsletariat
I'll have you know I'm *fake* Russian, dear sir. However my real family history is almost non existent, so... where's the shrugging emote...
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Secsletariat
oh yes, mock me why don't you
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
IReallySuckAtMakingUsernames
this is perfect
livingthathoelife
EWWWW
livingthathoelife
dontmindtheblood
Don't worry there's a 99% chance that somebody just pulled that out of their ass.
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SirBraxton
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SnarkyBiscuits
For anyone who is interested: http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1394.pdf
dontmindtheblood
Neat!
pedrobrv
But poop come out of asses and that doesn't make it any less real and certainly won't make my neighbor forgive me for trowing mine at them.
bodharas
I dont know, man. I just tried doing it and my mouth was like, "Hey, fuck you. I rest up here. Not down there like lowly peasantry.
TheNameIsBen
I speak both and my parents are Russian, utter bullshit. it sits wherever
Lotsawa
Yep. Citation needed.
Wordish
My single, personal experience is all the citation you need, buddy man.
Lotsawa
Love it. Like making all citations in your thesis/paper "Dalai Lama, personal conversation". All of them. Buddy-gal fwiw.
demonic
Plus you're a doctor
Lotsawa
It happens. You're young, foolish, & don't know what else to do with your time. Oh, @DoctorOfWords you mean.
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MarcusPlautusMolesworthus
And their teeth. And their entire digestive tract, including their anus. They are recursively forever pulling themselves out of their ass.
TheGreatMizuti
I'm legitimately impressed
tred1975
lol .. nice
iPretend
Oh my
Laskypoo
youre so tongue 'n cheek
ArdentSlacker
... If they have a tongue that long... women will line up.
demonic
Or Jean Simmons
TheRealHeyZeus
nah
probablyharmless
I speak a few languages and where my tongue rests between words changes based on the language. This is just my brain being an ass right?
Lotsawa
Nope, tongue being an ass.
DontClickThisISwearItsForYourOwnGood
maybe thats why that one lady got an accent after having brain surgery and no one knows how, maybe they just moved her tongue position
IDontWantToMakeAUsernameItIsTooHard
I feel like you have bigger problems if your brain is doing ass-like functions...
probablyharmless
You have no idea...
Oprinist
Total guess here:I'd imagine it's based on the most frequent starting sounds for words. Your tongue rests in a position most ready to speak.
TheFailMaster
at sounds like it makes sense. I'm going to assume this is true. Anyone who disagrees with you is now a liar
MrRadthorne
I disagree
anotherrelevantusername
As a speech and language therapist: your tongue should rest at the top just behind the teeth. Regardless of the language.
Himser
really? myn is on the bottom... just behind the bottom front teeth... its always been there. as far as i know i don't have any speech issues
StillChasingFireflies
As someone with a slight speech impediment- I wish I could afford you! I am so uncomfortable with the way I talk. +1 for helping others! :)
anotherrelevantusername
I'm glad I'm from Germany. Here everybody who needs speech therapy gets it. (If the doctor says so)
StillChasingFireflies
I'm quite jealous! That is wonderful to hear.. America is... Quite... Backwards.. Yeah. That's it.
nectarinewater
As a future SLP, I read the tongue post and scrolled down to see if an SLP had commented. +1 for you!
wonderfolium
Imgurian speechie! CF-SLP here! Our job is awesome!
StillChasingFireflies
My insurance won't cover you guys. Or else I would use your services in a heartbeat. I'm uncomfortable with the way I talk. Mad respect +1
anotherrelevantusername
I'm not sure what the CF means (I'm from Germany, the term for our job is "Logopäde"), but I agree :)
nikkah
What if my tongue rests on neither? I just sort of hold it away in the middle unless I'm rolling it around purposely. *all the interest*
MARGES1MPS0N
So... you just sit there with your tongue floating in your mouth?
nikkah
Actually, pretty much. But most of the time I'm rubbing my tongue across my tongue without realizing it.
TheOtherHoneyHam
I speak English and my tongue rests at the bottom, just behind my bottom teeth.
anotherrelevantusername
That may be, but that doesn't mean that it rests where it SHOULD rest ;)
TheOtherHoneyHam
Is it bad if it rests on the bottom, or is it just a minor little kink
anotherrelevantusername
It depends... (it's really hard for me to explain it in English). If you breath normaly through your nose and your teath don't relocate(1/2)
anotherrelevantusername
or bend, than I guess it is ok. If you want to make sure ask your dentist if you should work with a speech therapist on your muscle tone.
waitbutactually
As a curious speaker of words, why is that?
myfaceisfullofhotdogs
Tongue up just behind the teeth, and teeth apart is the best position for our jaws to relax in, preventing joint problems!
tylertlat
Huh. As someone with jaw problems, I thought hanging my jaw was a trait I'd acquired, with clenching being the norm.
Jalase
The relaxing part is what gets me. My jaws do any want to relax and are almost always clenched.
myfaceisfullofhotdogs
Yeah, I have a hard time keeping my teeth from clenching. Now that I know how to relax my jaw I catch the clenching more often.
anotherrelevantusername
I really can explain it only in German, but it has to do with the physiological tongue rest position and a healthy muscle tone...
MusculusSternocleidomastoideus
With me it indeed only depends on the air pressure and my muscle tone is exactly fine
wortefehlen
ja bittte :)
anotherrelevantusername
siehe bei ionlyeatschnitzel ;)
barlcarks
Dann auf Deutsch, bitte? :)
anotherrelevantusername
Die physiologische (gesunde) Zungenruhelage befindet sich am Alveolardamm (die ribbelige Stelle am Gaumen hinter den Schneidezähnen) (1/?)
anotherrelevantusername
drücken muss (was zu Zahnverschiebungen führt). Und die Lippen für den nötigen Druck zusammengepresst werden müssen. Der Kiefer bleibt (5/?)
anotherrelevantusername
dass sie auf die Dauer nicht genug Kraft für einen gesunden Schluckprozess aufbringen kann und zum Kraftausgleich gegen die Zähne (4/?)
anotherrelevantusername
Diese Stelle ist wichtig für die Bildung der Kaute T, D, N, L und S und vor allem der Startpunkt für das Schlucken. Liegt die Zunge nur(2/?)
anotherrelevantusername
im Mundboden, kann sie den eigenen Tonus nicht von alleine so trainieren, wie sie es an der richtigen Stelle tun würde. Das führt dazu,(3/?)
anotherrelevantusername
nicht von alleine in seiner Ruheschwebe (Zähne etwas auseinander) und es muss aufgebissen werden. Dies führt zu Knirschen, Gelenk- (6/?)
anotherrelevantusername
-beschwerden und überhöhtem Muskeltonus im Gesicht-, Hals- und Nackenbereich. Ich hoffe, das reicht als Erklärung ;) (7/7)