{"id":2706,"date":"2009-03-16T03:28:31","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T13:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:38:00","slug":"review-listerine-agent-cool-blue-glacier-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/16\/review-listerine-agent-cool-blue-glacier-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Listerine Agent Cool Blue Glacier Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let’s be honest. <\/p>\n

The Listerine Agent Cool Blue Glacier Mint tinting rinse is basically a bullshit detector for parents to use on their children to ensure they’re not lying about brushing their teeth. It’s made for minors at least 6 years of age, which is when I learned the wonderful technique of lying to get out of trouble and to get what I want. Not even the George Washington cherry tree story, which ironically is a lie, could convince me to always be truthful.<\/p>\n

This bullshit detector works by tinting your rug rat’s teeth after they rinse with it for 30 seconds. The blue will attach to their plaque and give their teeth a very light blue tint, which is supposed to encourage your brats to brush their teeth better and to make brushing fun.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you’re having trouble getting your offspring to brush, you’ll probably have the same level of trouble getting your nestlings to rinse with this product when they know brushing will follow, which ends up being double the hassle for you. So I’m not sure if this is an efficient way to get your lil’ hellions to brush their teeth. <\/p>\n

I don’t have kids, but I’ve come up with a few ways to “convince” your little punks to have good oral hygiene. Which one you use depends on how much pain and\/or embarrassment you feel they can handle.<\/p>\n

Technique #1: Embarrassment<\/b> – Are you decent at Photoshop? Know someone who’s good at Photoshop? Take one of your kid’s school pictures, scan it, open the file up in Photoshop and do some digital dental cosmetic surgery. Remove some or all of their teeth; draw squiggly lines or, if you’re a Photoshop expert, a green cloud of gas coming out of their mouth to signify bad breath; and add the words, “Stinky Breath” on the image. Then take the completed image, put it on a t-shirt and make your scamp wear it to school.<\/p>\n

Technique #2: Paranoia<\/b> – Set up a security video camera in the bathroom your lil’ rascals use. It can be real or fake, but it should have a working red light on it and occasionally make sounds like the camera is focusing. If possible, add an intercom system which you’ll use to announce that you’re watching them.<\/p>\n

Technique #3: Fear<\/b> – Show your lil’ wretches episodes of the HBO drama Oz<\/i>, particularly the really graphic ones, and tell them that people who don’t brush their teeth end up in prison.<\/p>\n

Technique #4: Pain<\/b> – The next time your bundle of joy has a dentist appointment, slip the dentist an extra $50 to add a little more pain to their time in the dentist’s chair. Tell your dentist to scrape a little harder, poke at their gums a little more and threaten them with the drill a few times. If you hear crying or see a little blood, slip the dentist an extra $20.<\/p>\n