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Steghorn21's avatar

I had both arms ripped off by a combine-harvester at the age of 7. Hey, but in those days, we just walked that kind of thing off. :)

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Randy Anchikoski's avatar

Darned rights! You just gritted your teeth when you went through the threshing drum : )

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Steghorn21's avatar

Yep. And if we didn't cry, we got a cup of gravel for breakfast as a reward! :)

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Blue Electric Storm's avatar

thanks for taking it to the limit.....yuk yuk yuk....I wish every dumb insecure male could watch a 24 hr. rerun of himself drooling, pissing and shitting himself, and completely crying and dependent on his creator.

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Steghorn21's avatar

I've had hangovers like that too, Blue! :)

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Ryan Gardner's avatar

Muh Momma...:)

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Tricky Dicky's avatar

Our Little League umpire actually did have both arms ripped off at the elbow by industrial rollers. He was beloved and returned to call balls and strikes with his new hooks.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Omg. I'm so sorry.

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Steghorn21's avatar

Don't worry, I and K, I was just joking! I totally agree with everyone here about how we were a bit tougher in those days. However, when people start bringing up these "Back in my day!" stories, I can't help thinking of that old Monty Python sketch were the old geezers are trying to out do each stories about how terrible their childhoods were.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Ps- in elementary school we lived just within the mile for which one was made to walk to school where I grew up backing the 70s. Yes...I really did have to walk to school in the snow, uphill both ways. ЁЯШВЁЯдг . ( honest! But...they weren't huge hills...)

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Steghorn21's avatar

I used to do about 3 miles but it was pretty flat. Kept me nice and fit!

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Oh....whew! ...I also award you bo us points for using one of the more obscure MP skits as a referent.

( my husband thinks Monty Python is ' low-brow humor'... is it no wonder we're permanently separated? ЁЯдг)

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Benj's avatar

He didn't deserve you.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Thank,Benj.! I appreciate that. Better to be rid of him than to dunk on MP or Firefly the series.

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Steghorn21's avatar

MP wasn't to everyone's tastes, but they sure nailed a lot of the craziness of our world. And it's only gotten worse since.

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Happiness: AViewpoint!'s avatar

Yeah like in my day I walked 5 miles uphill both ways in my pyjamas.........

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Steghorn21's avatar

You wore pyjamas? Jeez, no wonder the nation went downhilll. We had to carry a ten-ton weight and our parents strewed broken glass along the path! :))

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Happiness: AViewpoint!'s avatar

Lmao.....forgot about that one.

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Patrick Quaine's avatar

тАЬI lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the roadтАжтАЭ. I just used that line on my kid last night. That is one of my favorite Monty Python bits.

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Steghorn21's avatar

We used to get up before we went to bed!

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

ЁЯШВЁЯдг

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Raise you children with Monty Python. It is the way.

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