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What's the silliest way that you've hurt yourself?
- Thread starter KitEKats4Eva!
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ok if you really want to laugh - I literally just put my back left shoulder out of action. Coughing fit.
We moved to Baltimore about 4 years ago and stayed for a year. Shortly after we were there I found a job. I was on my way to work driving my fiance's jeep (here's a pick of it http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/DSC04488.jpg )Originally Posted by KitEKats4Eva!
Um yes please!!
I stopped at Blockbuster to return a few movies into the drop box. The parking lot is on a hill and his jeep is a stick shift so I left it in neutral with the emergency brake on. I hopped out and as soon as I did I heard a pop noise. The emergency brake has disengaged and the jeep was starting to roll backwards!!! I ran and tried to jump back in to stop it but I slipped in my dress shoes and fell underneath. I was able to get out from underneath just in time for it to run over my foot. Thank goodness it was just my foot. The jeep continued rooling down the hill, went across a road divided by a concrete median and crashed into the picket fence of a house next to the road and stopped.
I didn't realize I was hurt at the time, I just rushed over to get back in the jeep and I went back home. I was almost hysterical at that point. When I got home I realized I couldn't walk. My fiance left work to come take me to the immediate care center and I found out I had 3 broken bones around my ankle.
The funny part about the story is that once we moved back home to Jacksonville a year later, we received a notice in the mail that his jeep had been recalled for the emergency brakes not holding
I dislocated my kneecap getting out of bed.
You guys are so funny! Here are my best stories:
At age one, I am told I rode my tike-bike down the basement stairs, hit my head on the concrete floor, and had a convulsion.
My family says, "Well... it does explain alot about Robyn..."
The best story is about my maternal Granny, who was staying with us at my paternal grandparents vacation house, and tripped on a beach ball coming out of the out-house and sprained her ankle.
Both she and my Mom were laughing so hard, neither of them could get up for a while!
My husband is also accident prone. When we were packing boxes to move, on the 4th of July back in 1983, he knelt on a box cutter and got a horrible cut on his knee. The funny part is that he had to limp through a 4th of July parade to get to the MedFirst clinic! (He had to park a block away because of the parade!) His knee was wrapped in a bloody bandage, and he looked like part of the parade of American Revolution soldiers!!
He also gave himself a bloody nose one day-- we were working together at the Post Office, and he was securing some doors, and pulling a stubborn bolt down when his hand slipped and got him right in the nose! He will never let me forget that I was mad at him for BLEEDING on the floor I had just cleaned!
At age one, I am told I rode my tike-bike down the basement stairs, hit my head on the concrete floor, and had a convulsion.
My family says, "Well... it does explain alot about Robyn..."
The best story is about my maternal Granny, who was staying with us at my paternal grandparents vacation house, and tripped on a beach ball coming out of the out-house and sprained her ankle.
Both she and my Mom were laughing so hard, neither of them could get up for a while!
My husband is also accident prone. When we were packing boxes to move, on the 4th of July back in 1983, he knelt on a box cutter and got a horrible cut on his knee. The funny part is that he had to limp through a 4th of July parade to get to the MedFirst clinic! (He had to park a block away because of the parade!) His knee was wrapped in a bloody bandage, and he looked like part of the parade of American Revolution soldiers!!
He also gave himself a bloody nose one day-- we were working together at the Post Office, and he was securing some doors, and pulling a stubborn bolt down when his hand slipped and got him right in the nose! He will never let me forget that I was mad at him for BLEEDING on the floor I had just cleaned!
OOOOOOOOOO! Thanks a lot, eh, guys!
That's some experience.
My silliest I guess is rolling out of bed, expecting to put my foot down on the floor and landing instead on a startled cat. Got me a rainbow toe. OUCH!
And I've done the one stair more than I thought trick, too, while carrying a full garbage can. Got me a beauty of a sprain. I did finish cooking dinner -- it was chili. The garbage cans stay downstairs now.
And then there was the Exacto knife gouge in the heel of my left hand, when the knife slipped. THAT was pretty painful for a while.
hmmmm. Let me see. I think I might be able to top everyone off with this one!!! When I was younger I decided I would try to do a cart-wheel down some steps!
I didn't hurt my self too bad. LOL I actually sprained my ankle. To this day it pops all the time when I walk!
My first husband was pushing me in a shopping cart at a mall on a weekend and he let me go down a hill. The cart ran into a cement wall and I fell out and scraped my arm pretty badly. It was pretty hard to explain to my co-workers the following Monday at work.
Many years ago when I did let my cats be outside. I had one of them climb about 20 feet up a tree. I tried to get her to come back down. She acted like she was stuck up there. So after a few hours I took a ladder which did not quite reach her.So I grabbed hold of a branch and climb the rest of the way up. The last branch I stood on was tiny. I almost had her in my grasp .Well she decided she could get down fine all by herself Thank you Very much anyways. Down she went. The branch broke and I fell all the way to the ground hitting branches on the way down. I was Scratched ,up bruised up and had a broken wrist and broken finger. And a nasty bump on my head and nice black eye...! I hurt for days. The cat was fine.
I haven't climbed a tree since..
I haven't climbed a tree since..
I sliced the top of my thumb trying to cut a dog chew treat in half once! There was only one left, and 2 dogs so I figured I could just cut it in half, after all I done it before a couple times, but after I mutilated my thumb I don't think I will be trying again LOL
Well once I opened the cabinet door and hit myself in the head!
ouch!!!!!!!!!!
Another time I had some help. I was taking Jazz to the vet, she was crying in her carrier
. I bent over looking at her in the carrier reassuring her that we would be home soon when the elevator came and my neighbor came out hitting me in the head (again with the head) with the elevator door
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Another time I had some help. I was taking Jazz to the vet, she was crying in her carrier
someone I know broke their leg--yes BROKE it--playing horse. For those of you who don't know, horse is a non-contact basketball game where you stand in one place and make a shot, then the other person has to stand in the same place and make it, etc. This involved no running, jumping, or anything.
Bf has injured himself in many stupid ways but I don't know any off the top of my head.
I know two girls who broke their ahnd/knuckles punching a wall out of anger and hitting a stud by mistake.
I also know a girl who was so ticked at her bf that she stomped around the house in anger and did some serious damage to her feet.
But me? I don't know. I've done stupid things, like closed a storm door while my foot was planted in the doorway, so that it shut over my BARE foot, and I had to open the door to release it. But nothing really funny just yet. I'm sure it will happen.
Bf has injured himself in many stupid ways but I don't know any off the top of my head.
I know two girls who broke their ahnd/knuckles punching a wall out of anger and hitting a stud by mistake.
I also know a girl who was so ticked at her bf that she stomped around the house in anger and did some serious damage to her feet.
But me? I don't know. I've done stupid things, like closed a storm door while my foot was planted in the doorway, so that it shut over my BARE foot, and I had to open the door to release it. But nothing really funny just yet. I'm sure it will happen.
Here's a happy, yet stupid, way to hurt yourself.
On my 23rd birthday, I was drunk and jumped on my pal's back for a piggy back ride. But I didn't catch his shoulders with my arms, and i fell backward while he was holding onto my legs.
I fell back to the ground, with him still holding my legs, while wearing a small skirt. He kept holding my legs, the world kept seeing my underwear
, and I broke my pinkie finger!
But didn't find this out until the next day when I sobered up and it turned black and blue. yuk!
On my 23rd birthday, I was drunk and jumped on my pal's back for a piggy back ride. But I didn't catch his shoulders with my arms, and i fell backward while he was holding onto my legs.
I fell back to the ground, with him still holding my legs, while wearing a small skirt. He kept holding my legs, the world kept seeing my underwear
But didn't find this out until the next day when I sobered up and it turned black and blue. yuk!
When I was a senior in high school, I had just boughten myself a new pair of Doc Martin boots, I loved them! So the very first day I wore them, I started down our back steps and I twisted my ankle and fell all the way down the steps (I always have a really bad time with falling down stairs, not sure why!?)
Anyways, my mom comes running out, cuz obviously she heard me fall
and the FIRST thing she says to me is OMG! Did you scuff your new Docs?! ......Thanks mom, I'm not hurt or anything, worry about my shoes first!!
I ended up massively spraining my ankle, and tearing some ligaments...I was on crutches forever and ended up missing the last 5 games of my senior year in volleyball
My mom felt bad then cuz she sent me to school walking on my ankle all morning, and when I couldn't walk or stand up by that afternoon, she thought it would be okay for me to go to the Dr....lets just say I made her pay for making me suffer!
Anyways, my mom comes running out, cuz obviously she heard me fall
I ended up massively spraining my ankle, and tearing some ligaments...I was on crutches forever and ended up missing the last 5 games of my senior year in volleyball
My mom felt bad then cuz she sent me to school walking on my ankle all morning, and when I couldn't walk or stand up by that afternoon, she thought it would be okay for me to go to the Dr....lets just say I made her pay for making me suffer!
I have done so many stupid things it's hard to remember them all but I have such a reputation in my family for being stupid..
When I was about 6 me and my sis were staying at friends of the family's house. They had a conservatory with huge glass patio doors, in the morning when I woke up I ran downstairs and into the conservatory except the doors werent open...
My family used to have a caravan and we always went away in it on holiday. When we first used to arrive and were getting set up we used to have to climb up to the door, coz we were teeny, before my dad had found the step and put that out. I used to walk out the caravan and forget the step wasnt there and fall all the way to the ground.
We were having a water fight in the garden once and I was bare foot and stood on a drawing pin, my cousin had to pull it all the way out of my foot.
I was once straightening my hair in my underwear and dropped the straightening iron on my chest....BIG blister
Yesterday I was putting milk in the fridge and caught my ring on something and ripped my ring open (
) and have had to have stitches in my finger as the cut is very deep and wouldnt stop bleeding, still dont know what exactly cut me...
Wow there's too many to post I'm going to start embarrassing myself soon...
When I was about 6 me and my sis were staying at friends of the family's house. They had a conservatory with huge glass patio doors, in the morning when I woke up I ran downstairs and into the conservatory except the doors werent open...
My family used to have a caravan and we always went away in it on holiday. When we first used to arrive and were getting set up we used to have to climb up to the door, coz we were teeny, before my dad had found the step and put that out. I used to walk out the caravan and forget the step wasnt there and fall all the way to the ground.
We were having a water fight in the garden once and I was bare foot and stood on a drawing pin, my cousin had to pull it all the way out of my foot.
I was once straightening my hair in my underwear and dropped the straightening iron on my chest....BIG blister
Yesterday I was putting milk in the fridge and caught my ring on something and ripped my ring open (
Wow there's too many to post I'm going to start embarrassing myself soon...
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I dropped a maul(no, not a shopping mall) on my foot once. I picked it up off my toes, only to drop it on the other foot! Hurt like heck, but I was laughing at the time.
Last fall, after the loss of my beloved puppy, I had to do some repairs on a dog pen. I was working in dad's shop when I ripped my toes nail off on a home made grate on the floor. I didn't rip ia all the way off, though. Dad wanted to wait until Mon to take me to the doctor so I could see a toe guy. Sun it was bleeding so bad they couldn't get it to stop. They still made me wait an hour and a half so they could take me to the emergency room cheaper!
Natalie's week of heck!
Sun, stung by bee in big toe.
Mon, fine
Tue, bee sting swollen so bad must go to doctor, had to sit with my foot elevated & tell everyone at work why I couldn't come to work
Wed, toe better
Thur, Jess(my puppy) died-spent the day crying
Fri, lonesome
Sat, ripped off toenail(see story above)
Sun, go to ER
I tripped over a tiller blade & had to get stiches in my foot once trying to save some kittens. I was, like, 5 years old & crawling over an antique tiller.
I knocked a plant of a shelf a week ago. The pot kit my head & shattered. The worst part about it, that pot has been handed down through 5 generations of my mom's family. Thankfully, my grandma had some cheap replicas made(like 3 dozen) & gave one to mom so no one will ever know!
I didn't hurt myself too bad in this story, but I did feel really guilty. I went sledding with good old Pixie(our 100# Lab at the time). She must've been 10 or 11 years old. I was the same age(we were born exatly one month apart). She climbed in the sled with me, but on the way down the hill jumped out to run ahead. I was going too fast & was going to break through the ice in the creek. She jumped in front of me & stopped the sled(probably saved my life). I broke her leg in 3 places when I hit her with the sled(it was a wooden tobaggan). I still feel guilty for this. I ended up with a few cuts & bruises, but broke my beloved dog that I grew up with.
Last fall, after the loss of my beloved puppy, I had to do some repairs on a dog pen. I was working in dad's shop when I ripped my toes nail off on a home made grate on the floor. I didn't rip ia all the way off, though. Dad wanted to wait until Mon to take me to the doctor so I could see a toe guy. Sun it was bleeding so bad they couldn't get it to stop. They still made me wait an hour and a half so they could take me to the emergency room cheaper!
Natalie's week of heck!
Sun, stung by bee in big toe.
Mon, fine
Tue, bee sting swollen so bad must go to doctor, had to sit with my foot elevated & tell everyone at work why I couldn't come to work
Wed, toe better
Thur, Jess(my puppy) died-spent the day crying
Fri, lonesome
Sat, ripped off toenail(see story above)
Sun, go to ER
I tripped over a tiller blade & had to get stiches in my foot once trying to save some kittens. I was, like, 5 years old & crawling over an antique tiller.
I knocked a plant of a shelf a week ago. The pot kit my head & shattered. The worst part about it, that pot has been handed down through 5 generations of my mom's family. Thankfully, my grandma had some cheap replicas made(like 3 dozen) & gave one to mom so no one will ever know!
I didn't hurt myself too bad in this story, but I did feel really guilty. I went sledding with good old Pixie(our 100# Lab at the time). She must've been 10 or 11 years old. I was the same age(we were born exatly one month apart). She climbed in the sled with me, but on the way down the hill jumped out to run ahead. I was going too fast & was going to break through the ice in the creek. She jumped in front of me & stopped the sled(probably saved my life). I broke her leg in 3 places when I hit her with the sled(it was a wooden tobaggan). I still feel guilty for this. I ended up with a few cuts & bruises, but broke my beloved dog that I grew up with.
A couple of summers ago I was poop scooping when I ran into a spiders web. I jerked my arms back and slammed the butt of the scooper shovel right into my eye. I had quite the shiner for a while.
I once cut my hand on a wicker bread basket...
My recent blunder: walking up and down stairs and after my knees started aching, took a hike up a canyon in the foothills. I'm off for an MRI on Saturday - X-rays didn't show anything and will find out next week if I need surgery. Either I tore something in both knees, or it's an old injury that I flaired up again. Oh yeah, the old injury: lifting a console TV (by myself) onto a shelf at the store I worked at when I was 18. My knees locked up from the weight. Both are stupid injuries.
Oh yes, I'm such a clumsy girl, too...
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There are lots of incidents where I had to laugh first and then cry, but the most recent one just happened a few hours ago.
My bf was about to leave for work and I wanted to flash him so he knew what was waiting for him
anyway, I'm wearing not only a t-shirt but also a zipper cardigan on top and I had forgotten about that, so when I pulled up my shirt, the metal zipper smacked me right on my upper lip*ouch*
We stood in the kitchen laughing very hard for several minutes until I could walk to the bathroom and see how my lip had swollen...
*innocent whistle*
There are lots of incidents where I had to laugh first and then cry, but the most recent one just happened a few hours ago.
My bf was about to leave for work and I wanted to flash him so he knew what was waiting for him
We stood in the kitchen laughing very hard for several minutes until I could walk to the bathroom and see how my lip had swollen...
