What is so special about it? Well, you see, there is nothing broken. All bones are fine. Just goes to show that you can block a side-kick with your open hand if you really have to, so there. It was weird walking out of the hospital without a cast or something - I think I have broken about twelve different bones so far (epiphyseal cartilage on both of my thumbs, both big toes, clavicle [twice, although the one at my birth probably doesn't count], sawed through my thumb, ribs, metatarsal, anklebone, fibula, tibia) which means I have quite a ways to go to catch up with Mister Chan - but I managed, somehow.
Probably also goes to show that I am getting old, and am now running to the hospital for every little stretched ligament, but we shall speak of that no more.
Incidentally, the hospital where I went for the X-ray has a new digital X-ray machine, which is much more sensitive, and consequently uses really low-power rays. So you don't get a nifty lead-skirt any more to protect your private parts. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that you can do a couple more x-rays of said parts "just for fun". Believe me, I asked.
*Shakes head at wanting to deliberate irradiate genitalia even with tiny doses
ReplyDeleteI have only broken two bones ever in my whole life, both of them during Tai Kwon Do, both during belt tests (which I passed). For my yellow belt, I broke a toe. For my green belt, I broke a bone in my foot. It seemed like a dangerous trend so I stopped there.
OK, technically that's not true. When I was in Judo in college, I broke several toes...on other people's feet. I was the only on in class who didn't break any of her own.
Hey, that sounds like a good name for a band: "Irradiated genitalia" ;)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you where a fellow martial artist! I did Tae-Kwon Do for six years, but had to stop for two years after a very nasty broken ankle (which accounted for anklebone, fibula, tibia, all at the same time!).
Judo did account for a broken toe when I was 12 - seems to be a common hazard for Judoka!
I watched part of a Karate match on TV once. Does that count to join your club? What a pussy to use a digital X-ray machine. Demand the old 1930s leakers. I heard about an old-school dentist one time whose thumb fell off after years of holding in x-ray plates in patient's mouths. Beats me. I guess you had to be there.
ReplyDeleteThis was a hard post to comment on. Would you please consider just blogging about sex in the future? Thanks.
Well I did ask them if I could bring my own cobalt source, but they declined ;)
ReplyDeleteI shall submit your request about more carnal posts to the females here in Lausanne, if it helps I'll send you a beer!