[seclark]

2 or 3 years ago.
early spring...took the wife and daughter out mushroom hunting. as we're walking through the woods, we came to an old rotted tree that was still standing. eager to prove my manly strength i said, "watch this" and began pushing against the trunk of the tree, rocking it back and forth trying to get it to fall over.

the wife said, "i don't think you should be doing that.", which i ignored.

all at once the trunk of the tree broke about 18feet up, and the top swung down and cracked me on the side of the head, dislocating my jaw and knocking me senseless.

so, the girls took me to the emergency room, where my jaw was put back into the socket, and 28 stitches placed into the side of my head.

i've never lived it down.
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