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Geek Culture / 5 sitches for smashed eye and monkey clinic bureaucracy

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 07:25 Edited at: 29th Sep 2007 07:27
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So what when I'm not at a computer, I'm doing this wacky MMA thing.

Doing a bit of Muay Thai sparring and got mashed with an accidental elbow that opens me up real great. So I head down to the clinic by the gym and see the receptionist lady. I'm sitting there gushing blood over their chair, and the lady rejects me, saying that my health card has expired and they cannot stitch me up. I explain that I renewed my card, but the new one is a few days away from arriving in the post. Blah blah, sorry, blah. Just stitch me the f up!!!

End up going to the emergency room and waiting a good 3 hours. Feels like crap now, can't really see that well, 10 days off training. I now make up a new wacky story for every person that asks how I got it.

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Photoshoot at school the next day


Looked like I got into a drunken bar fight the night before. Getting tired of the responses you get after telling people you do Muay Thai. Like you beat people's faces in for sadistic pleasure.

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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 07:34
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Tell people it was an accident, and whey they ask what accident, say "I accidentally let someone get a punch in while I was beating the c*** out of them"

Looks pretty nasty. If you're lucky, you'll get a killer scar

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Sad how all this stupid medical business works and they reject you because a fricken piece of plastic is expired. It did seem funny to me though that you have such a high quality picture of yourself with stitches. I was wondering what kinda camera you used to shoot it then I saw that you said it was a school photograph so it all became clear. Well, hope it gets better and I hope that your vision clears up a bit the next few days when the swelling goes down. The other guy looks worse than you now though right? You didn't just let him get away with this I hope

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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 07:38
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Quote: "It did seem funny to me though that you have such a high quality picture of yourself with stitches."


"Oh, damn, I got stitches on my face! I know, I'll go down to the local professional photo-shoot set and get a portrait in high-res!"

Haha. I could so see myself doing something like that!

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Typical health care story, that's for sure

Good luck with the healing.

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I would have told them that they had to stitch me up, or risk losing their license because of the Hippocratic oath lol

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Ha..would of taken the forceps they use and the thread and done it myself..if she ain't gonna do her job I will...that's a bunch of crap. People are so set into a routine and 'rules' they can't even think for themselves, sorry to hear about your injury and good luck with the healing..protect those eyes, you only get two.

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Ouch, well I would have Thai'd the clinic's arse for that one, but surely it would say on the computer that it has been renewed and that it's on its way, I mean a system like that would be more more sensible surely? I mean you're still a paying customer and well you can't help it that your card hasn't delivered - I mean what if you forgot your card and needed to rush in, they would have a system to back up for that as well...


But that's just me I guess...

Well, hope you get well and you have a macho scar to increase members of your fan club.

When people ask us 'why' and 'how' a stupid number times we just tell them a really farfetched and elaborate story, like I don't know, Sylvester Stallone tried to mug you, you got out easy with 'just a scar' and you put him into a coma or something...

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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 13:40 Edited at: 29th Sep 2007 13:47
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Quote: "Doing a bit of Muay Thai sparring and got mashed with an accidental elbow that opens me up real great."






Nah, just kidding. That sounds awfull.

It reminds me of the time i cut my thumb halfway off and had to sit at the hospital waiting over an hour with a ...loose thumb because of peoples headaches was obviously prioritized.

Hope you don't get a too ugly scar though, as i did. It's nothing to "brag" about.

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I've got a funky little scar on my fore-head... It gives me character, and I love it. A nice little cut like his should leave a small but interesting scar that isn't noticeable straight away, but when you see it, it's a 'cool scar' deal

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It even has Pi on it

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Well if you do any kind of fighting you're going to get injuries at some point, that's the risk you take.

Good luck with the healing though.

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And if you don't pay up next time you'll be sleeping with the fishes, capeesh?

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As far as scars go, I just got a couple one my knuckles from punching those Karate snap boards - I broke through it fine, just cut my knuckles on the way out, because my gloves didn't cover them properly...See I'm cool too...

@Grandma, I want one of those.

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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 17:10 Edited at: 29th Sep 2007 17:13
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Quote: "And if you don't pay up next time you'll be sleeping with the fishes, capeesh?"


Hey hey Tony! Easy on the fella, 'ma said to behave or else you'd lose another finger. She's though on dicipline, but she means well, Tony.

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Quote: "I want one of those."


I got it free from "Apathy monthly", it's a great magazine, but i don't really care that much about it.

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Yah, facial scars are cool. I was slashed by a sword when I was in the jungle so I have a giant scar that goes from the top of my forehead, down on my eyelid to the bottom of my cheek. I tell people it's a war wound from 'nam.

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Ive got some scars I received about two years ago when I stupidly held onto a car whilst riding on a skateboard. Basically, I lost balance and "kissed the pavement". Though from what I'm told, I must have had a full make out session with the pavement!

/Bad Joke

Anyway, I came away with a permanently puffed up, stiff right side of the lip, a loosened tooth, and a perfectly centered scar at the bottom of my chin.

Hopefully your scar will come off more macho


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haha! YOU DESERVE IT YOU LITTLE PUNK!! I WISH IT WAS ME THAT GAVE IT TO YOU!








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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 02:43
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*Ahem*
Get it right! It's Megatron

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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 03:48 Edited at: 30th Sep 2007 05:49
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Quote: "As far as scars go, I just got a couple one my knuckles from punching those Karate snap boards - I broke through it fine, just cut my knuckles on the way out, because my gloves didn't cover them properly...See I'm cool too..."


Yeah, but boards don't fight back.

Hehe, had to say it.

Quote: "Well if you do any kind of fighting you're going to get injuries at some point, that's the risk you take."


Thank you for enlightening me on what I've been doing the past few years.

They should put a label on those sparring gloves saying "Warning, hitting person repeatedly in face might cause discomfort or injury.



Quote: "I WISH IT WAS ME THAT GAVE IT TO YOU!"


I can definitely see you feverishly pleasuring yourself to that idea. It'd be such big news, you would figure it'd even work if you called your ex and asked her to take you back.

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