Of course, size matters. But when it dislocates your jaw, you better think that there's something wrong.
I'm talking about a sandwich, people! Here's the
story: Apparently a guy from Georgia dislocated his jaw while eating a sandwich. The sandwich, not really to be blamed here, normally consists of 5 different types of meats and 3 cheeses but since he was extra hungry that day, the man decided to get it with twice the regular meat and cheese. Hence, the jaw drop. (Can you see how much I'm loving these puns?)
His jaw was locked in the same position for over 14 hours while doctors tried different tactics to fix it. Finally, they were able to surgically manipulate it back, but that's a crazy amount of time to have the bottom half of your mouth stuck in an open-insert position.
Lucky for the sandwich franchise, the pretty easygoing father of 3 decided not to sue and even allowed the company to use his story as a marketing tool. The only thing he got out of it was free milkshakes during his recovery period and a sandwich to replace the one he didn't finish. Talk about a great story, eh?
I've had burgers that have been so big that it would have been impossible to bite straight into unless I could unhinge my jaw like a snake. Have you had anything that large as well? Have you had any jaw-locking any experiences while eating?
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Unless you have a jaw like a T-Rex or an anaconda, don't attempt on the BIG ONES.
I would eat a piece and work my way down.
i have TMJ so my jaw dislocates every time i take a bite of almost anything.... and when i yawn. not cool.
That's hilarious! I should've dislocated my jaw biting into a one-pound burger, but it fit. D:
Such are the times when you wished you had a mouth as big as an anaconda's.
That's not really a pun...
Not from eating anything, but from yawning.
This was so not what I thought it was going to be about.
you can get this just from opening your mouth too wide for anything. I was told this girl had "lock jaw" before her wedding & she couldn't close her mouth afterwards. she was just drooling the whole time. she said it was just cuz she opened her mouth too much when she was yawning.
America needs to focus on portion control... we don't even know what a regular serving of ANYTHING is anymore.
Jesus Christ.
I actually like sandwich too! Also, I like vegetables, tomatoes, eggs in the sandwich that's yummy so much! I like it!
Lockjaw runs in the family. I can never eat anything taller than one and quarter inch.
I have a really tiny mouth and TMJ.
I stay away from anything that I can't easily fit my mouth over. Not only for lock jaw, but I can't help but wonder if my body needs that much food. I don't live a totally sedentary lifestyle, but its not particularly active, so I try to only eat what my body will need.
I've never had that happen to me, and I have been known to order a pretty hefty Dagwood from Penn Station.
It is quite awkward to eat a burger at a restaurant. I don;t know if I am suppose to eat it whole and layer by layer. Now I know, layer by layer is best.
i smoosh down giant sammiches so they're a little flatter :)
lockjaw is the reason why i don't take big ass bites of big ass food portions...
If it's REALLY that big, I'll just eat the top half first then the bottom half. Split that one giant bite into two more manageable ones. Or just unhinge my jaw a little bit ;) but not to the point of dislocating it, lol.
Many people think I'm werid that i cut fast food burger in half or in quarters because the size, but I know I can't bite into burger that larger than I one stack of beef, chese, tomotoes, bacon and onions.
oh, so he decided to not milk the cow. (I mean suing, to get money)
Thats actually rather refreshing :)
of course, I got a BIG Mouth.. I can put a 1 litre water-bottle in my mouth...to make my friends amazed...But I never get jaw drop :D
I'd smash it down and flatten it with my hands before I ate it. If it tastes good, you can't stop me from eating it.