1. Listener / Internet Stories

Quick roundup of ridiculous injuries people shared:

• Walking into a freshly cleaned glass door.
• Throwing out your back sneezing.
• Pulling a back muscle reaching for a drink from the couch.
• Stabbing a hand with a knife while trying to open a jar of pickles.
• Cutting a finger on a frozen chicken wing.
• Pitchfork through the foot.
• Shocking yourself while jump-starting a car.
• Accidentally punching yourself in the face pulling up a blanket.

2. Personal Stories from the Hosts

Kristin’s Injury

• Jumped over a baby gate.
• Caught her foot and broke it.
• Long recovery with a boot and multiple doctor visits.

Paul’s Injuries

• Threw out his back picking up a pencil.
• Later destroyed his calf muscle sliding across the kitchen floor in socks while playing with his daughter.
• Ended up in a boot and out of work for three months.

Kevin’s Stories

• Pulled his back while packing for vacation — ruined the first night of the trip.
• Stabbed his hand with a screwdriver while assembling a toy organizer when home alone with the kids.

Launa’s Stories

• Was actually hit by a bus in college — somehow not injured.
• Burned her tongue with a curling iron after dropping it and yelling.
• Had a bougainvillea thorn stuck in her lip for months without realizing it.