late to the party as usual-
Re crowns: Putting them on doesn't hurt, just a little uncomfortable. Once they're on and the novacaine wears off... you've got about 2-3 days of slight pain in the gums directly above/below the crown. After that, you're all good. As far as eating shit... you can eat whatever within 2-3 hours after the crown is put in.
Re lordwow's talk about moderator's: I know what you mean. I'd never been put in a position of authority until I got promoted to manager at Blockbuster. Definitely not a huge burden of authority, but still... if you've never had to do it before, you'll probably crack under pressure and just give in. It's taken me a lot of time to force myself not to hand over my cojones everytime someone throws out a complaint. I'll still cave every now and then, but at least now it's usually cause I'm in the "I don't wanna deal with you anymore" mood, not the "oh no, I'm scared cause you've threatened to call the CEO of my company and have me fired" mood.
Re me being late to the party: shut up, the short bus broke down.