Whist attempting to come up with a reason as to why I'm almost twenty and for some reason TEETHING!!
I was once again recued from my own severe dunce-nicety by wikipedia
Etymology
They are generally thought to be called wisdom teeth because they appear so late_much later than the other teeth, at an age where people are supposedly wiser than as a child, when the other teeth erupt. The English wisdom tooth is derived from Latin dens sapientiae. The same root is shared by German Weisheitszahn, Dutch verstandskies, are the root (oeewwwww the root!!!) for corresponding words in other European languages.
Turkish language refers directly to the age at which wisdom teeth appear and calls it 20 yaş dişi (20th year tooth). In Korean, its name is Sa-rang-nee (사랑니, love teeth) referring to the young age and the pain of the first love. In Japanese, its name is Oyashirazu (親知らず, literally meaning "unknown to the parents" from the idea that they erupt after a child has moved away from home.
I love how information glorifies human activity and separates us from the apes, while I claw at my swollen gums in attempt to help my teeth to cut and stop hurting so damn much, I can pretend that these teeth are a symbol of my developing maturity. I am fleeing from the nest, and no longer need my parents and as much protection as I once did
New nest
New friends
New teeth
...or something like that.
I need a popsickle, my gums hurt
I was once again recued from my own severe dunce-nicety by wikipedia
Etymology
They are generally thought to be called wisdom teeth because they appear so late_much later than the other teeth, at an age where people are supposedly wiser than as a child, when the other teeth erupt. The English wisdom tooth is derived from Latin dens sapientiae. The same root is shared by German Weisheitszahn, Dutch verstandskies, are the root (oeewwwww the root!!!) for corresponding words in other European languages.
Turkish language refers directly to the age at which wisdom teeth appear and calls it 20 yaş dişi (20th year tooth). In Korean, its name is Sa-rang-nee (사랑니, love teeth) referring to the young age and the pain of the first love. In Japanese, its name is Oyashirazu (親知らず, literally meaning "unknown to the parents" from the idea that they erupt after a child has moved away from home.
I love how information glorifies human activity and separates us from the apes, while I claw at my swollen gums in attempt to help my teeth to cut and stop hurting so damn much, I can pretend that these teeth are a symbol of my developing maturity. I am fleeing from the nest, and no longer need my parents and as much protection as I once did
New nest
New friends
New teeth
...or something like that.
I need a popsickle, my gums hurt