Pros and Cons of wisdom teeth removal

A week after my wisdom teeth removal, I was having lunch with B.

me: The wisdom teeth removal really got me thinking for the past week. Now I have a list of pros and cons. Do you want to hear about them?

B: Um... why don't you just tell me about the net benefits, you know, pros minus cons?

me: Well... to cheer myself up, I have only actually just concentrated on the pros part...

:)

Alright here it goes (and only the pros!):

1. Free food suddenly loses attrativeness. (This used to be the easiest way to enslave me.)
2. People like me better when I can't speak. At least they liked me better on the day of surgery when I couldn't speak. It was unfortunately kind of temporary...
3. For the first time I learned to eat slowly and gracefully. Now I manage to eat less and digest better.
4. I know approximately what I'll look like if I gained 20, 15, and 10 pounds, face-wise. (I have data from the second, third, and fourth day after the surgery, when I looked like a chipmunk with lots of nuts, some nuts, and a few of nuts stuffed in the mouth, respectively.)
5. Self-pity is somehow more justified than other times.
6. A great excuse not to go to the gym.

I can go on and on but I guess I'll stop here.