I just told my own "funny injury that isn't really funny" story downthread. Spilling hot liquids in one's lap is not as funny in reality as it is in sitcoms. Especially when the spilled liquid leaves blisters and because you're trying so hard to play it off you spend the rest of the day hobbling to the bathroom to sob…

Anyone have any "funny injuries that really aren't funny" stories?

I know people dismiss social media oversharing a lot of the time, but I've seen a lot of my friends recounting embarrassing stories on social media that, coming from them, is just hilarious and somehow makes them look even cooler and more quirky and less awkward.

I do that, too. Not even when I'm drinking - just when I get caught up in the moment and am joking around and having fun. The next day I think that OH MY GOD I WAS SO OBNOXIOUS (even though people will later tell me they were having fun). I want to never go into public again. So the result is that I go out with…

I have an ex that, in my memories at least, was awesome and gorgeous and perfect and always said the right thing and was just too cool for words. Why he was attracted to me - awkward, not terribly attractive, no social skills, clumsy as hell - is a mystery. I can remember every single embarrassing thing I ever said,…

You know what's funny about that? I can't think of a single embarrassing thing anyone else has done around me. I'm sure there are times that old boyfriends or friends or my siblings have done stupid things or said stupid things or acted like a horse's ass in front of me, but I can't think of a single one.

Hugs to you. That must have been so terrifying.

I remember being at a legislative hearing for a 20-week abortion ban, and there were several women who testified to talk about how their pregnancies were unplanned or their babies had health problems and they chose to carry to term anyway.

Absolutely. My son was unplanned and I would have gotten an abortion if I could have (I feel so guilty typing those words even though I know I shouldn't). I was ill-equipped for motherhood, and it's been a rough ride. Fortunately we had resources to fall back on, skills that allowed us to transfer jobs fairly easily,…

Oh I agree - especially since it seems actual journalists are being crowded out in favor of celebs. But the timeline was interesting.

The Washington Post actually has a pretty good piece on the history of the WHCD and it's evolution to celebrity theme party:

Jezebel is pretty consistent. Jokes at the expense of the marginalized group are offensive (because we already get shit on by pretty much everyone else), jokes at the expense of the groups in power are not (because it's valuable to highlight the absurdity of the current power structure).

I'm so sorry to hear that.

FUCK MORNING SEX. I'm tired and have bad breath and am grouchy as hell.

Enjoy:

I'd make him take a shower and brush his teeth first, but yeah. I'd hit it.

There was a comedian who had a bit like this, except with boobs. Like no matter how unattractive a man finds a woman, if she offers to show him her boobs, he's going to take her up on it because... boobs.

"I lifted heavy weights til I puked, I'm so much more hardcore and awesome than you cardio bunnies whose workout doesn't meet my standards!"

Why is that so strange? Being outnumbered by your kids is a huge stressor.

I was asking if that's a valid reason to abort a baby?