mike_the_wino Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Apparently stabbing onesrlf in the foot whilst in a cemetary is good luck? Nope, that's just irony. Oww! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wybert Takahashi Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Why didn't she leave the sword in the foot? I thought that was correct procedure for sword wounds. "Damn this sword is irony." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 True. Just ask this guy. Ex-marine turned photog gets impaled for not paying attention and still takes piccies. I give him a 10/ 10 for manliness and a 9/10 for stupidity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtweasle Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 All the more reason to have a packet or two of "QuikClot" in the vehicle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Are you often finding yourself the recipient of pointy metally bits thrust at you? Who the hell carries 'QuickClot' outside of a warzone....or Detroit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Anyone who routinely plays with bits of sharp metal?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Why didn't she leave the sword in the foot? I thought that was correct procedure for sword wounds. Yep. This was actually specifically covered by the guy who taught me sword work back when I first trained in stage combat and stunts -- If you really **** up, and someone gets stabbed, leave the object in the wound if at all possible, immobilize the person and the object as much as possible, and wait for the EMTs to arrive. I don't imagine the instant woman particularly felt like standing there in the graveyard literally nailed to the spot until the EMTs arrived, tho. . . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Or she pulled it out in a reflex. Because if you do that quick enough your body (and your friends) won't notice you just stabbed yourself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 mike_the_wino, ISTR some similar emergency procedure was used in THE ANUBIS GATES by Tim Powers when magicians needed to ground themselves. Details very fuzzy because I read the book well over a decade ago. YankeeDog, Is Instant Woman an Acme product? Is she activated by the "just add water" method? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nothing in this story has changed my opinions of Wiccans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Clearly, Ryan the photographer practices the "Don't sweat the small stuff, and everything's small" world view. Particularly liked the straightforward reporting of the javelin thrower's meet results! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wybert Takahashi Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nothing in this story has changed my opinions of Wiccans. You might not agree with their spiritual beliefs, but they do make good baskets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 True. Just ask this guy. Ex-marine turned photog gets impaled for not paying attention and still takes piccies. I give him a 10/ 10 for manliness and a 9/10 for stupidity. He should have helped the thrower out by going for a sprint down the field before falling over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subvet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Are you often finding yourself the recipient of pointy metally bits thrust at you? Who the hell carries 'QuickClot' outside of a warzone....or Detroit? I think it might be fairly standard in first aid kits now, at least the bigger ones. We have it in our first aid kits at work, and it's just your standard office environment. We don't handle anything sharp and pointy except ink pens and the occasional scissors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 YankeeDog, Is Instant Woman an Acme product? Is she activated by the "just add water" method? Regards, John Kettler Well, I have known some women who were "activated" by water, esp. fast-moving jets of water, but that's a story for another time. . . As regards to your instant question: From the American Heritage Dictionary, entry for "Instant," use as an adjective, sense #3: "Now under consideration, present." For additional example, see above. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 YankeeDog, Knew that, but couldn't resist the opportunity for humor! As for the women you mention, I understand college dorms have suffered major sink casualties lately. Regards, Joihn Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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