Hero!

I woke up on a Monday morning to pain. I looked at my hand and the ring finger on my right hand was definitely wonky. And swollen. And it hurt like a bastard. So, with difficulty, I got showered and dressed and jumped a cab to the Emergency Department where they x-rayed my hand and told me I'd broken my finger. So I texted the boss and told him I'd be a couple of hours late as I was in ED.

A few hours later I walked into work with broken finger strapped to my index finger.

"Hi Legless" says boss "What have you done to yourself this time?"

"Oh - I broke my finger rescuing a little girl from a burning building" I told boss.

"Really?" he said looking impressed.

"Nah - I was pissed last night and I bet my mates I could ram my finger through 5 beer-mats...I couldn't"

"You silly twat......."

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 10:42, 3 replies)

haha!
I have a great scar from losing a bet regarding burning a hole in a £50 note with a ciggie...whilst wrapped around back of my hand.
( zacherynuk @echo off, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 11:28, closed)

yup,
I've one of those too, although mine was a £20.
(Kip, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 13:24, closed)

I'm sure beer mat technology has improved over the years
When I was a student in the early 1990s I could manage 5, possibly more.

These days even a single beermat usually results in failure and a bruised little finger.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 13:25, closed)