yeah...so, just got back from the emergenecy room, where they put three STAPLES into the top of my head.

Don't hit your head on things, kids.

So, I know you're waiting for this response, what did you hit your head on?

You know when you get down to the bottom of the steps and there's a ceiling ledge above ya? Crack- right on the edge. It has a drywall covering, but it has a steel suport beam in it. I was doing a happy little "yeah, I'm off today" hop. I was going down to get some cleaning supplies...so it was sort'a like "Jackass" meets "Martha Stewart's Home Living".

The trapezoid muscle behind my right ear and jaw is a little sore, too. I got to the bathroom and there's blood dripping down the front of my face. I said "cool" and thought of that Roddy Piper/beer bottle video.

This is, like, the 26th head injury I've had. 12 concussions, broken nose, stitches, even a breadmaker dropped on me. If I'm gonna' get hurt, it's gonna be my head. I'm going to start wearing a helmet 24/7..with cool lightning bolts on it.

So you're playing for the Chargers?

Man, you're lucky. I have to blade to juice that good.

ES is the DWB's version of Mick Foley... except with both ears. Right?

...Right?

I'm sorry...couldn't hear you.

<turns around to other ear>

Sorta'.

Not Charger lightning bolts... more like Air Force, or the wheelchair guy from Bloom County.

*Waits for the obligitory "Muta Scale" reference*

Only 3 staples? I bleed more than that when I cut myself shaving. That's maybe an 0.00004 on the Muta scale. [/SK]

Staples???? Last time I had an accident like that - they GLUED my head together

A Bloom County reference? Free cool points for you.

Dropped by the hospital after work tonight and got 'em taken out. They sat me just off to the side of the waiting room and went to work. They took out a curved set of needle nose pliers and yanked.

Felt like someone was pushing a thumbtack into my head. The first two were a little stingy, but came out. The third staple had BENT and wouldn't come out. The gal that was taking them out had to call in reinforcements--- a big guy named Casey came out from the back and cranked away. I expected him to bring out a claw hammer, put his foot on my shoulder and pull. After about a minute of tugging, it finally came out. My head stung for about an hour, but seems to have stopped now.

Made me cringe just typing this. To me, the whole thing is like nails on a chalkboard. Aside from a steak knife to the nutsack, this is probably about the most uncomfortable injury I could've gotten. Not uncomfortbale in terms of pain... just a sensitive area to me. Finally over and I can go about my usual headbangin' bid-ness.