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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 06:53 PM
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Goddamn, I just cut my finger off.
Well, not all the way. But it still fucking hurts like a sonofabitch.

Cutting cheese with a steak knife = bad idea.

Actually, to be fair, the finger is pretty much intact -- the nail's gonna fall off, though. :puke:
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 06:58 PM
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1. I hope it feels better soon
I find that listening to Dio really helps when I'm in great pain. But that's just me. ;)
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 06:59 PM
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2. Ha ha.
Ronny James heals all wounds, Lisa. :hug::hi::loveya:
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coloradodem2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:36 PM
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14. ROCK ON!!!
"Holy Diver" :headbang:
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:40 PM
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15. Power, power, it happens every day!
Power, DEVOUR all along the way.
Oh no, move me out of harm.
I need a spell and a charm.
Fly like the wind --
I'm no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on.
Kill the King!
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 06:59 PM
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3. UNCLEAN! no wonder, ya goyim... you can't mix cheese and
steak utensils!

Heathen!
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:01 PM
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4. Is it still bleeding?
You may need stitches.
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:02 PM
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5. I'm sorry to hear that

Maybe someone will kiss it better for you.
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:03 PM
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6. check out your local A.A. meeting.... I thought i was accident prone
till i sobered up. i was just too drunk to do anything right ...

hope my joke was not true.. addiction is a bitch.:toast:
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lil-petunia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:04 PM
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7. superglue and duct tape
well, maybe a little drano and Plumber's helper

(NO DON'T DO IT!!!!! JUST KIDDING!)

actually, amazing surgery is taking place with super glue. that stuff is magic.

nails. nasty. painful to grow back, and the whole finger feels like shit 'cause you can't use it normally.

good luck!
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happynewyear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:06 PM
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8. you should go to the ER and get a tetanus shot
I'm serious. I did the same thing and I had to get one because apparently it can be pretty serious.

It took awhile to heal btw - I cut the end off of mine while hastily chopping up a credit card. I was using a pair of those blue Durasharp scissors that they sell at Ace Hardware. They'll cut anything up; including YOU!

Hope you aren't in a lot of pain. Try a tourniquet if it is bleeding a lot.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:09 PM
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9. Unless you have had one recently, that is....
and as long as the finger is attached DO NOT put a tourniquet on it, you will lose the finger for sure that way.

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theivoryqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:09 PM
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10. Aaaah - I totally did that when i was twelve
I was too embarrassed to tell my mom - so I kept it wrapped in toilet paper for a week. It didn't fall off, but NOW I use a cutting board vs. the old hold-cheese-in-hand-and-slice-hard method.
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theivoryqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:11 PM
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11. also - you seem to be typing okay, considering....
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:25 PM
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12. Yes, I am typing okay (if a bit slow)...
...no, I don't need stitches (the flesh isn't actually cut that deep -- oh, but the nail!)

The bleeding has (more or less) stopped now. I shall take a look at it soon to determine whether it'll require medical treatment or not; as I couldn't immediately suss out how deep the cut was (all that blood obscured my view).

Anyway, thanks for the kind wishes. Except for that thing about the tourniquet -- I'm a guitarist, I can't afford to get the middle finger on my left hand amputated.
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theivoryqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:47 PM
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16. oh, hell - guitarist? You might outta take care
Edited on Mon Jun-14-04 07:48 PM by theivoryqueen
use plenty of triple antibiotic ointment and keep the entire area bandaged to prevent further damage via usage. If you really do have to play- put duct tape over the aforementioned bandage and ointment. Wrap it tight and try not to play chords.

on edit - the plastic surgeons say to soak it between dressings - soapy warm water, 10-15 minutes.
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MnFats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 07:33 PM
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13. disinfect that puppy....you don't know what microbial creatures...
...are floating around your home, especially the kitchen.
rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, benitadine will work, though few people have the last item in their homes.
danger of infection probably the greatest threat now.

and yeah, some direct pressure should stop the bleeding ... not a tourniquet.
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 08:43 PM
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17. Ah, rub some dirt in it
you be a'ight...:P

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ChavezSpeakstheTruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-04 08:54 PM
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18. What kind of cheese were you cutting? 5 month old parmesan?
Good lord man, cheese is best fresh, soft and room temperature. Hasn't Josh Strength taught you anything?

Suck it up man!
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 05:01 AM
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19. 8-year-old cheddar
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 11:47 AM
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20. Aren't those knives locked up in a cabinet?
Edited on Tue Jun-15-04 11:48 AM by tigereye
They are around here. Sorry I will shut up now. Hope you are intact and healing. You got to be careful with those knives!

only you would tell us about the cheese. And it would be really aged cheese. Cheese snob.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:19 PM
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28. Ha ha ha.
You think you are SO funny. :P
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:24 PM
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31. you should have seen what I wrote first
and then thought better of it!

Hope you are okay.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:25 PM
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32. That's not nice!
You should never "think better" of something when talking to me. I crave abuse!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:32 PM
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33. here you go
:spank:

I do have some shred of decency left...

I will consider your request next time I think better of something.



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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 11:49 AM
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21. OUCH! done that before
but your still gonna eat the cheese right?
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:02 PM
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23. Now it has extra iron!
:bounce:
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:03 PM
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24. mmmmmmm cheese and ketchup
Teddy likes those kind of sammwitches too
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 11:55 AM
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22. How are you and your finger today, dahling?

Is your boo boo better? :hi:
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:03 PM
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25. It's all wrapped up in Band-Aids.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:16 PM
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26. I used a steak knife on cheese once.....
Thought to add a bit of cheese to a recipe at the last minute & just grabbed the closest knife. The knife slid off the hard cheese but did quite well on human flesh. Ouch. Lots of blood, serious pain at first. Healed without a problem.

They always tell you to use a good knife. They are right!
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:19 PM
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29. I'm just surprised nobody has made a "cutting the cheese" joke yet.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:35 PM
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39. See my message #38
DAMN this is slow group!
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:16 PM
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27. Usually when I lop off appendages I post on DU first for advise
:crazy:
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:20 PM
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30. Look at my post. I did not ask for advice.
I just wanted to let my dear friends know that I inflicted a knife wound on myself.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:33 PM
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34. insert hiri kiri (sp) scene here
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:33 PM
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35. insert hiri kiri (sp) scene here
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 12:38 PM
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36. You dishonor me with your duplicate posting!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:22 PM
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37. fie on thee
oh dishonored one!
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:33 PM
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38. "Cutting cheese" with a steak knife?
How the hell did you cut your finger? I'd more worried about your ass if I were you! :silly:


Come on, SOMEONE had to say it!
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:37 PM
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40. Well done, Ronny!
Thank you!!! :bounce:
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 02:01 PM
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41. You're welcome
I could believe this thread was up that long with out it.
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