"Watch out for that..." *SMACK* "Oh..."

[Dodie16]

Ever accidentally hurt yourself? Ever had the misfortune of having a lot of people see you hurt yourself? Or maybe you're just one of the lucky few who are aware of your surroundings at all times, and never did anything like run into an door, slip down a flight of stairs, etc... If so, then I'm jealous and I wish I had your life.

I can recall two stories that I can talk about:

One was back when I was about 12 years old, and it was late at night. I got up to get a drink of water, and thought I saw something run across the kitchen floor. It may have been a mouse, or it may have just been my tired mind playing tricks on me. Whatever it was, it scared me, so I ran back to my room...and hit my head against the door frame. Pretty sure I was seeing stars after doing that, and to make it worse, I had a pretty nasty bump where I hit my head. I had to keep a bag of ice on it for like half a day before it started to go down. Thankfully, I did that on a weekend, so I didn't have to go to school with a huge bump on my head...

Another time, I was registering for classes at the local college, and after that was finished, I walked down the flight of stairs to get back to the lobby. I looked up to see that a friend of mine was walking along the sidewalk. I guess in that moment of not paying attention to what I was doing, I somehow slipped and fell down a few of the steps. I have no idea if anyone saw this or not, because I quickly picked up my bag and bolted out of there as fast as I could. Once I got back home, I checked to see if there was any marks or anything from the fall. There was a bruise on my thigh and another on my upper arm. Nothing serious, but it was pretty embarrassing.

[loaf]

I tell this all the time..

Was walking home from school. Was just outside my neighborhood and I decided to kick this piece of paper that was on the ground. Well once I tried to kick it I woke up laying on the ground. Apparently as I tried to kick it with some might, I missed and made myself fall on my ass, my friend who was walking with me was laughing even while I was knocked out for a second lol.

[Jin]

I seem to walk into things. I've walked into a screen door (which I managed to bend the frame of) and I've walked into a glass door. The former was at a backyard BBQ so most of my mates saw it and had a good chuckle while the latter took place at an Earl's restaurant, so most of my mates and the general public were lucky enough to see that one.

Good times.

[RagnaToad]

I remember walking into a few glass doors when I was a kid. I was (and still am actually) a real daydreamer.

[Taco-Calamitous]

I walk into things all the time. Well, maybe not all the time. The last really good one was when I was getting laundry. I stood up, turned around, and walked into the corner of the door. A little later while driving, I realized my head was bleeding. I was like, "That's great! " And then a little later my mom saw and was like "OMG WTF?!!"

Another time I was walking on a path in Yellowstone, and I ducked to walk under a downed tree branch. Didn't duck far enough. My face immediately was covered in blood, and one of the guys walking with me freaked out and washed it for me. Wish I could've gotten a picture of my face all bloody first. Oh well. That same hike, I also kept hitting my knee against downed trees as I tried to step over them. That leg was fairly sore for a few days after, and I kinda dragged it behind me for a little while there...

It's a good thing I'm indestructable. I can't say the same for that which gets in my way, however. All will be OBLITERATED!! Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Jin]

I remember walking into a few glass doors when I was a kid. I was (and still am actually) a real daydreamer.

These were both done last year.

[Boss Jr.]

I don't crash into stuff...... stuff crashes into me!

Like the other day I was just walking, minding my own business, not really paying attention.... and some kind of.... Wall, leapt in front of me! *pft* Well, needless to say we collided, thankfully I was alone at the time so there were no witnesses.

Still, How Insensitive! And in my own home too!

[GypsyElder]

The main thing for me is that I always hit my pinky toe on everything. I've broken my pinky toe nail off both feet three times each, no joke. Since the last time I hit one, I haven't in a while because I'm trying to be more careful when I'm walking through the hallway. The worst time was when someone left the vacuum cleaner sitting out and I nipped my toe good

Another thing that comes to mind is when I was in the second or third grade. We were on the blacktop for PE and I tried to jump over my backpack (like a jump rope) and of course that didn't work, so I ended up smacking into the assault face first hahah. I had cuts perfectly on my forehead, tip of my nose, top lip and chin.

[Yuna]

LOL there was a time, when I was 6, I used to play in a big garden, with my cousin. I used to ride a byke, so one day, I was running away from a dog, very fastly...and I smashed myself on a lamppost, because I was watching at the dog...

I hurt myself very badly lol. Oh there was also the time, and I was 10 ten, when I was jumping around with friends...due to dust, I slipped on the pavement...and a little part of my incivors were gone, with a lot of blood everywhere ahaha

Bad times for sure =D

[SuperSabin]

Ever accidentally hurt yourself? Ever had the misfortune of having a lot of people see you hurt yourself? Or maybe you're just one of the lucky few who are aware of your surroundings at all times, and never did anything like run into an door, slip down a flight of stairs, etc... If so, then I'm jealous and I wish I had your life.

The topic you're speaking of is why failblog exists.

Lets see what my accidents consisted of over the years...

Falling into the pool - check
Running into sliding glass doors - check
Falling down the stairs - check
Almost breaking my arm falling off scooter - check
Slipping and falling - check
Slipping and falling while holding a tree log - check
Blackflipping into the grass after getting hit in the head with a ball - check
Frontflipping into neighbor's grass after rolling down driveway in rollerblades - check
Hurting myself - check
Tripping over the pants i'm wearing - check
Falling off the bed - check
Falling out of a chair - check
Rear ending another car - check
Walking into the door - check

Thats about all I can think of.

[Unknown Entity]

The title reminded me of George of the Jungle. Now I have the theme tune stuck in my head...

I wouldn't say I was completely accident prone, but it happens. Me and my friends were riding scooters (the push ones) near school, in the road because it was empty. We started to race from one end to the other. About halfway, my front wheel got caught in a hole, or drain, or something, and I flew over the handle bars and crash landed on my back... to have the back end of the scooter to flip on top of me. I was in too much shock and amazement to feel the pain... until later.

Also, yesterday, I walked into the edge of a door. I opened the door half-way and slipped into my mothers room to ask something, and ended up stepping all the way in. I'd forgotten how I'd left the door, so when I turned around - BAM. Like Cameron Diaz in Charlie's Angels, but with much more force because she knew it was going to happen and I didn't.

[Rocky]

Although I'm no walking insurance hazard like Lococolt, I've had my fair share of bumps and bruises. One time I tripped while at the swimming pool and hit my chin on the edge of a pool, which resulted in an ER trip and stitches. This was back when I was 7 or 8 though.

Though I'm still a clumsy fellow, I never seem to get hurt or at least as hurt. I just tend to embarrass myself in front of people but I don't get bad injuries by any means.

[kupo]

i run into the corner of walls a lot more often then i should

once when i was 14 i was at a swim meet about to swim a race. while the heat before me was in the water, i put my right foot up on the starting block to stretch my leg out. my foot slipped and i hit it on one of these HUGE screws that holds the block in place. it hurt some but it wasn't too bad until i was in the middle of my race and pushed off that foot really hard off a wall. when i got out of the pool the toe next to my big toe was all purple and bruise-y. needless to say i broke it

another time i was at swim practice and my knee slipped while getting out of the pool. at this particular pool the lane ropes were screwed into the wall instead of hooked in. my knee just happened to smack on the screw part and it got busted up pretty bad and didn't stop bleeding for 30 minutes. it didn't really hurt it just wouldn't....stop....bleeding.

note to self...stay away from screws and pools

*edit* oh yea, and there was the time when i was 2 and i tripped and hit my forehead on the side of our house; needless to say i needed stitches and i still have the "battle scar" to prove it

[che]

The topic you're speaking of is why failblog exists.

Lets see what my accidents consisted of over the years...

Falling into the pool - check
Running into sliding glass doors - check
Falling down the stairs - check
Almost breaking my arm falling off scooter - check
Slipping and falling - check
Slipping and falling while holding a tree log - check
Blackflipping into the grass after getting hit in the head with a ball - check
Frontflipping into neighbor's grass after rolling down driveway in rollerblades - check
Hurting myself - check
Tripping over the pants i'm wearing - check
Falling off the bed - check
Falling out of a chair - check
Rear ending another car - check
Walking into the door - check

Thats about all I can think of.

Quite the resume there, Sabin.

One time before I was skateboarding, and Block came out of his house (this is when he lived across the street from me, not long after we had met), and I decided to do some trick off of my driveway onto the street. I failed and fell and ended up breaking my wrist, and all Block had to say about it was: "HAHA! Did you break your ass?!" And I remember being in a lot of pain and feeling like I was about to faint almost and he just went back into his house laughing.

I dunno who was more of the asshole. Me for failing to look cool or Block for not giving a crap that I might have actually hurt myself.

[Jin]

Nothing satisfies me more in this world than watching skateboarders fall and hurt themselves.

[Zargabaath]

Well just so happened today that while I was removing my niece's car seat I went to lock my door and... BAM! I smacked my head into the side of my door. I was pretty peeved that the door decided to be a castle wall. I bled a little bit; I'm going with that I got into a fight with a sabertooth tiger, headbutted said sabertooth tiger and won.

[Meigumi]

When I was in 3rd grade, we played with scooters(those 4-wheels) during PE on some day. I was playing tag with a group, and I hit my head against the wall on accident. I was okay though. Everyone asked if I was okay, and some made fun of my mistake. It was a little embarrasing.

I also remember walking backwards towards a wall, when I was backing away from someone with a dead bug in their hand.

[Xanatos]

My sister was cleaning the hall one day, the floor was still wet when I returned home earlier that day. There was no warning which was strange as she would usually attach a note on door saying we should be careful or something like that, guess she didn't expect anyone coming home earlier than usual. I rushed in as always, slipped, kissed the floor before I knew it, luckily I wasn't injured, not seriously that is.

There was that time when I was a goalkeeper for a local football team, and a quite good one I must say, though it was mostly due to my recklessness than anything else, I wasn't afraid to throw myself at the ball no matter what. That stupid thinking of mine lead me not to an injury but embarrassment, I hit with my head on the post trying to catch a ball that was already going to a goal out can't say it hurt as I was unconscious for the most of the time, I remember waking up with a bruise on my forehead and coach yelling at me.

[che]

My sister was cleaning the hall one day, the floor was still wet when I returned home earlier that day. There was no warning which was strange as she would usually attach a note on door saying we should be careful or something like that, guess she didn't expect anyone coming home earlier than usual.

Oh my god that is hilarious! To be honest, she probably didn't know any better. Sometimes sisters can be pretty ignorant of their duties.

[Heartless Angel]

I'm an accident waiting to happen.

By popular vote, I was banned from touching anything sharp in shop class, I think I've injured myself with jsut about everything that fits that description...

I've gotten at least 4 nails in the foot, 3 of which were in that class while people were watching. Good times... good times. Especially the bit where we go next door borrow a computer chair and wheel me to the nurses office to put alcohol on it, that always feels awesome. Kinda like swallowing shards of glass and washing em down with tabasco sauce. Best feeling ever.

Nicked my hand with the bandsaw a couple times, nothing serious, we usually laughed about these. If they'd been more serious there probably wouldn't have been as much humor in it.

Lost count of how many times I whacked my thumb with hammers.

Hot glued my hand to a few things before, that's always fun.

The way I understand it, I'm still legendary in that classroom, and it's been 3 years since I set foot in it. Apparently that shop teacher likes to tell stories about my feats of clumsiness. And the ways I tried to cheat the rules on assignments, stories of the imaginary bridge I turned in for an assignment have been told to just about everybody who's been assigned that project since I did it.

The clumsiness doesn't end there, but that's where the fair majority of my interesting injuries occured.

[Kilala]

I'm just a walking disaster really . Always when I joke about something it happens... Most recent incident would have to be stairs leaving a building. I looked at them. Laughed. Stated how stupid I would be if I fell down them. Then OOPS.... Who falls? -.-

I also have this unusual case of hurting myself when a certain person is around. I don't know why it happens.. and now my body is covered in bruises ;;.

[-Xu-]

Glass/plastic/just about any see through wall.
They may as well be my nemesis' for we often meet and they always win.
And there is no way to recover from such whilst holding much dignity.
The worst was once when I walked into an automatic door after motioning with my hand like I was using the force to open it and well, it didn't open.
Many people saw.

[Tifa]

I bruise ridiculously easily. Usually it's when I'm wasted though. And I don't remember what happened. But I'll wake up covered in four or five different large bruises. This past Monday got me three large bruises on my arm, a bunch on my knees, and scrapes on my right calf and buttcheek.


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Pic related, but it's from a few years ago and I was sober.

[Cheesevixen]

quite the clutzy gang aren't we? LOL Everyday my body is determined to wreck itself. Whether I trip over carpet, say a sentence backwards, bump my head. My husband is very used to the appearance of bruises and scrapes all over my body. I tend to get hurt on a daily basis or hurt something else.

[Kilala]

I have another story... maybe not so much about hurting myself but it was weird.

Okay, I will set the scene. First year of Sixth Form in one of many dingy classrooms which caged the rebellious students of our school. 15 rabid pupils sit amongst each other awaiting their 3rd First Aid class...

A somewhat amusing moving picture is put onto the screen. A video demonstrating what to do if a fellow human faints... followed by a clip of someone spearing their artery with a broken piece of class.

Now I was watching this thinking how bad it would be to faint in front of people while the fainting video was on... But then the bleeding part came and for some reason I suddenly felt really sick (I don't usually get sick at the sight of blood, I don't understand what happened...). So then a dizzy sensation follows and I can feel the blood leaving my face... So like an idiot I actually raise my hand. Waiting for the teacher to spot me... So a classmate sees me and asks if I'm alright and I say no I feel like I'm going to faint. So then I actually start the fainting process.. All sight and motion functions fail.. but I can still hear!

So I can hear students yelling: Catch her!!!
The first aid teacher then helps to put me on the floor or something and shouts to the class: Perfect! I can show you a live demonstration. Now remember - if pale raise the tail!!!

Quite mortifying really... It all went blank after that

[loner-kid]

I have a tendancy to knock my head on things, usually cupboard doors... that i just opened... it's kinda embarressing. Other than that though i wouldn't really say i'm that accident prone though, I have a good balence and a certain degree of common sense. I say a certain degree because i did come up with the bright idea of cutting potatoes into my hand as we didn't have a cutting board... I sliced right through and ended up having to go to A&E

[Lily]

I ran into a lamp post once, I have a scar on my chin. I had to go to hospital coz there was a massive gash and they put stupid bloody massive white butterfly stitches on it. It hurt.... it was also witnessed by all my bloody friends

I also ran into a 'No ball games' post in the middle of a field whilst trying to use a carrier bag as a kite.... that had a witness as well, AND it hurt

I also ran into a lift, but that was my own stupid fault and it floored me. Again, witnesses, alas ]:

I tried climbing a house which is probably one of the stupider things Ive done, slipped, broke my arm, gave myself concussion and knocked a tooth out

Ive slipped on water on the kitchen floor afew times, always the same place as well - stupid dryer leaks, I KNOW its there and I should clean it up when it does leak, but I never quite get round to it, then I slip and land on my face, the worst time being when I'd just got out of the bath, butt naked went to grab an orange juice, slipped on my way out of the kitchen, poured said orange juice all over my face and had a massive bruise all down my leg which left 2 scars from where id landed on the metal thingy between the door

I could go on, I'm absolutely useless. I could injure myself in an empty padded room - it amazes me Im still alive