What you talkin' bout Willis?

I haven't had one for YEARS.....then this morning it seemed as if someone had crapped in my mouth.

You hack them out and they are like a little friggin gross stink bomb.

Wow. A new way for me to be gross and I didn't even know about it.

The hard ones always reminded me of tapoica balls that weren't fully cooked.

Theay are little balls of material that form in the creases in and around the tonsils. They harbor bacteria and contain sulphur as well. For some people, they are a chronic problem, for others an infrequent unpleasantry. For those w/o tonsils, they are very rare.

When I smoked cigarettes, I would get them more frequently.........now, maybe once every several years. They are typically characterized by the feeling of something stuck inthe back of your throat, wghich causes you to subconsciously try to expell them. When you DO.........you are in for quite a foul treat.

These will gag a maggot.

And when you have them you'll know because no matter how much you brush, your breath will be horrible.

A dentist told me to try a waterpick to get them out. She said the same thing you did Andy... they just occur in the ridges of your tonsils and all you can do is try to expel them. They are trapped food particles.

Absolutely disgusting. Makes one want to have their tonsils removed, even if they're not bothering you...

Post a picture of one. I want to see what it looks like.

Tonsil Stones (tonsilloliths) are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing bacteria and debris that become lodged in the tonsils. This debris (which can include mucous from post nasal drip) putrifies in the back of your throat, and collects in the tonsil crypts (small divots or pockets which appear on the surface of the tonsils).

When this debris combines with the Volatile Sulfur Compounds produced by the anaerobic bacteria beneath the surface of your tongue, along with the tonsil stones it can also create chronic Halitosis (and other stubborn bad breath and taste disorders).

Important: If you do not have your tonsils then you will NOT (except for rare exceptions)

experience tonsil stones. However this does NOT mean that you should

run out and get your tonsils removed.

But I'd still like to see a picture of one.

When I woke this morning I vaulted out of bed to the bathroom and hacked over the sink, then gargled with listerine for several minutes.

If you want to see something gross though, I got a doozy of a pimple in my ear right now.

Heather.........yes, I have a gag reflex.......AND a hiatal hernia, which means when I gag, I throw up.

I would NOT be the most popular prettyboy in prison.