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70. I was about 5 or 6 years old helping my dad in the potato garden.

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Fri Jun 29, 2012, 07:53 PM

Jun 2012

Poking the pitchfork into the ground. Don't remember if it was to turn the soil over or to get potatos out. It was over 50 years ago. Anyhow, it went through my foot. Yelled at my dad and pointed to what I had done. Don't recall crying. He took me to the doctor and got a tetanus shot. Had candy corn when I got home from the doctor. I can still see the scars for the entry and exit.

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"improper splashdown" Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #4

hahahahahahaha Bertha Venation Jun 2012 #57

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My Mother used to tell me that I was as graceful as an ox. blueamy66 Jun 2012 #115

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No, they're still in the joint csziggy Jun 2012 #23

I'm so sorry csziggy. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #39

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Another 126 hours on that ledge and you might have been famous! Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #9

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Probably.... pipi_k Jun 2012 #50

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Oh man! Double hit. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #64

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omg hahahahahahahaha Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #88

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I have fifty year old scars across my fingers from a razor blade. hunter Jul 2012 #156

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I'm beginning to see the pattern. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #154

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hmmm... backtoblue Jul 2012 #169

So I was young, stupid and bored sitting in my mom's car by myself charlie and algernon Jul 2012 #161

I went through one of those quiet sufferings too. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #166

Thought I had an eyelash in my eye, frogmarch Jul 2012 #162

OMIGOD! Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #170

Aaaaaaagggggghhhhhh!!!!!! Iggo Jul 2012 #174

Changing batteries on some device, standing at my kitchen counter. Iggo Jul 2012 #163

Two dimensional thinking in a three dimensional world. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #171

Yessir! Iggo Jul 2012 #173

throwing bullets we found into a fire Broderick Jul 2012 #164

Okay. Not cool. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #172

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