toothbrushes
We all know what they are. Little plastic handles with bristles at one end. They come in assorted colours and sizes. junior, adult, (with a smaller head and extra soft bristles) and jolly green giant. There are tiny weeny baby ones available too. the blue one is for big-mouthed politi....umm, the giant at the top of the beanstalk. Just kidding. It's a barbecue brush. Well, that's what the label said. Way back in the mists of time, someone, somewhere, decided to chew on a twig , (no one knows why, but thank you Og) similar to one of these I suppose, but probably not available in bundles at a footpath sale. Chewing a twig brought a result similar to this and as he (or she) chewed, the finely separated fibres would clean the teeth by removing bits of last night's roast mammoth. The mouth would feel cleaner and taste better, so stone age man, (Og), told his mates and a new habit was born. Eventually someone thought of manufacturing handles with litt...