Show me that smile again. (Show me that smile)
Don’t waste another minute on your cryin’.
We’re nowhere near the end (nowhere near)
The best is ready to begin.

- Theme song to Growing Pains, “As Long As We Got Each Other”

In retrospect, in light of everything, perhaps a song entitled “As Long As We Got Each Other” isn’t the best choice to use in a post about Tiger Woods, but one thing about the groundbreaking television show is definitely apropos:

Boner (may the tortured soul of Andrew Koenig finally be at peace).

Anyhoo, apparently an intrepid interviewer for the British rag The Sun who participated in a pre-British Open press conference with Tiger Woods earlier this week is quite proud of himself for how he shamed the super cereal golfer into giving the ghastly-teeth-challenged Brits a glimpse of his row of pearly whites, hence the article title of “How The Sun shamed shamed Tiger into giving us a smile.”

Here’s how:

THE SUN shamed Tiger Woods into smiling and signing autographs at St Andrews yesterday after taking him to task for failing to embrace golf fans.

I see. Well done, The Sun. But next time, instead of heaping scorn upon a person just to see what a healthy set of teeth look like,  just spring for some Hedley & Wyche and even you Brits, with your gap-toothed, tartar and plaque-ridden mouths could actually enjoy your own damn smiles.

(Of course, the Hedley & Wyche reference was obligatory, so don’t give me that look)

How The Sun shamed shamed Tiger into giving us a smile [The Sun]