After all, she did mention the toothbrush.

If you happen to be watching 24 very late at night and afterwards you wander to the bathroom to brush you teeth with your head still full of narrow escapes and twisting plots and characters shocking you with their unexpected traitorous selves...STOP! Do not do it. Do. Not. Do. It.

I had such an evening a few nights ago.

It was really, really late, but 24 was TIVOed and beckoning to us. So we followed. One shocking adrenaline pumping episode later I went to brush my teeth. My head was still sorting out the events of the episode as I picked up my purple toothbrush, loaded it with yummy minty paste and began to brush. Something wasn't quite right but I kept on, my head filled with the workings of terrorists and the LA Counter Terrorist Unit.

I finished, rinsed and spit (You needed to know that didn't you?) then my eyed bulged out as I realized that THIS WAS NOT MY TOOTHBRUSH. Nor was it David's or any other active toothbrush in the household. Panic.

"David? What is this toothbrush and why is it on the bathroom counter?" I queried into the next room and really hoped he had a good answer for me.

He looked at it and looked at me and a disbelieving smirk floated across his face. "That's what I clean the grout with. I used it today to clean my ring. Did you brush your teeth with it?!?"

"YES! AAUGHHH!" I frantically rinsed my mouth and rebrushed, but the taste was still there. "Hey! At least I cleaned my ring with toothpaste." A grinning David added somewhat helpfully...but not much.

And now, several days later, my toothpaste still doesn't taste right. Gotta change brands.

thanks for a good laugh. but i'm so sorry about your yucky brush!!

What will strike next?

Maybe NEXT time, you'll listen to me....eh?