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[Ryujin]

so, you didn't shoot your eye out?

In middle school I had a friend who had his eye Ralphie Parkered out by a neighbour's kid, with his brand new pellet gun, from across the street.

 

[RealAlHazred]

We all have stories, lol - I stabbed myself in the back of the head for 10 stitches worth of damage while cleaning my fingernails once, and have permanent scars from uncooked rice...

In high school, we had those tables where the benches were attached. One day, I got up after finishing lunch to put my tray away, walked one step, and fell down. Because when I got up and walked away, my lower left leg.... didn't. It got trapped in between the bench and table. I went to the school nurse, who told me to walk it off -- it was the 80s, after all.

And that's how I tore half of the ligaments in my left knee. I can do a neat trick where I use only muscle power to pop my kneecap off-center and back, though i don't do it much anymore out of fear that one of these days it won't pop back.

 

[TiQuinn]

 

[dragoner]

In middle school I had a friend who had his eye Ralphie Parkered out by a neighbour's kid, with his brand new pellet gun, from across the street.

Some friends and I were out in the Mojave, and one had bought a cheap pellet rifle at the store in Barstow where we were getting camping supplies. Later he puts a beer bottle on a rock and is getting ready to shoot, and I said "you'll put your eye out" just joking around. It almost did, ricochet hit right under his eye.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In middle school I had a friend who had his eye Ralphie Parkered out by a neighbour's kid, with his brand new pellet gun, from across the street.

Did he permanently lose the eye?

 

[Ryujin]

Did he permanently lose the eye?

The eye stayed, but he lost the use of it. When I first met him, in 7th grade, I rather stupidly said, "Hey, why is the middle of your eye all white" and he told me the story. I guess the distance limited the penetration of the pellet. I'm a touch more diplomatic with such things, these days.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The day will come when I don't have to look up how to do every little thing in Affinity. But today is not that day.

 

[Ryujin]

The eye stayed, but he lost the use of it. When I first met him, in 7th grade, I rather stupidly said, Hey, why is the middle of your eye all white" and he told me the story. I guess the distance limited the penetration of the pellet. I'm a touch more diplomatic with such things, these days.

I should also mention that this wasn't exactly accidental. he kid actually pointed the pellet gun at my friend and pulled the trigger, according to his story.

 

[gnarlygninja]

I was probably too young when I got my first bb gun but it was drilled into me over and over and over from the moment I was given it to never, ever, under any circumstances point it at another person.

 

[payn]

I was probably too young when I got my first bb gun but it was drilled into me over and over and over from the moment I was given it to never, ever, under any circumstances point it at another person.

Unless they were wearing a motorcycle helmet.... What nobody else!?