I had my two lower wisdom teeth removed on Valentine's Day, 1995. They asked if I wanted to be put out, but that would have been an inconvenience. I had novacane, which doesn't help much. The first tooth had had a root canal, so it wasn't bad at all. The second tooth was more painful, but it came out in a matter of seconds, after which the pain almost immediately subsided.

Just don't watch "Marathon Man" the night before.