"Reader Submission" aka "Vice Presidential Stick"

"Reader Submission" aka "Vice Presidential Stick"
Mint green floss stick spotted on H Street, Washington, D.C., April 2012

Our first reader submission!  While I'm sure all of WTF's followers are anxious to see their floss pictures added to the blog, this beautifully composed gem from Washington, DC has the honor of being our first.  Since the reader didn't give any context behind the sighting, I can only assume this floss stick was tossed from the back of a heavily-armored limousine during the annual Cherry Blossom Parade.  That's right.....I am fairly certain this is Vice President Joe Biden's discarded floss stick!  Floss fanatics in our nation's capital have assured me that Veep Biden is a frequent flosser and tosser, and with those big, shiny teeth it should come as no surprise that he likes to keep the areas betwixt his chompers debris-free.  Therefore, I'm prepared to declare this not only our first Guest Submission but also our first Celebrity Flosser Sighting!  This is a big day.
Now let's all just hope and pray the owner of that awesome purple Fiat in the background doesn't come forward to claim this pick as her own and ruin our fun.

"Arts and Farts and Floss" aka "NYC Flossin'"
Standard white floss stick spotted outside the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, March 2012

I spotted this little gem on the streets of New York City, just outside the Museum of Modern Art.  Culture!
I have to admit that my date that day (Mom) found it a little bit weird that I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk to bend down and take this picture like a crazy person, but I think she'd agree that this blog and the inevitable fame and fortune that come with it have made all the embarrassment worth while.
I guess this entry proves that flossing n' tossing isn't just an Atlanta phenomenon, but I think everyone already knew that.  People in almost every city and town have teeth, and in a lot of these places people are probably going to care about getting food debris out of them.  You don't have to be (Isaac) Einstein to figure out that floss sticks on the ground are just the natural result of this cycle.  But littering still sucks, and dropping used floss sticks on the ground in public is still weird to me.
Unless this was part of a new street art installation that I wasn't aware of, in which case I fully support it.

"Fuelin' n' Flossin'" aka "The Gas Station Dentist"
Standard white floss stick spotted at a gas station, Atlanta, GA in March, 2012

Our second entry comes from one of the most popular locations in Atlanta to discard floss sticks and chicken bones - the gas station, of course.  Anyone that knows flossin' like I do accepts the fact that pumping gas is the perfect time to clean one's teeth.  You're basically a captive of the pump for two to three minutes; you're not supposed to use your cell phone or get back in the car; and you've most likely been gnawing on that chicken drummy that you'll also be dropping on the ground when the fueling is done.  By all means, tidy up those gaps and gums!  Maybe just once in a while think about the fact that there is a trash can next to every pump.  Or don't, I guess I don't really care either way.

"First Floss" aka "Flexing Flosser"
Standard white floss stick spotted in the parking lot of the Concourse Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA in February, 2012

While not the first flosser I've ever seen discarded on the ground, this one gets the honor of being the first post on WTF - Where's That Floss?!?  Why, no one asks?  Because it's the first one I ever took a picture of.  This was spotted outside of my old athletic club.  I can certainly understand why someone would want to clean his teeth on the way into the club: He munched a Peanut Butter Clif Bar on the drive up and wants to make sure he's looking fresh before chatting up one of the foxy yoga instructors.  I've been there, man.  But there are trash cans literally every 25 feet from the parking lot to the club's entrance.  Why just throw the flosser on the ground?  A mystery indeed.