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May 13, 2004
You'll poke your eye out.: We laughed when Ralphie's mom warned him about it in A Christmas Story, but when someone really does it, it's pretty gross. Enter Lynn Jones, Ex-Tiger and current Red Sox first base coach. Last Thursday while the team was playing in Cleveland, Jones was at his nearby home helping his wife around the garage. He was moving boxes, but they were heavy. In an attempt to open the stapled-shut boxes, he grabbed the nearest tool around to ply the staples open -- a rusty screwdriver. I think you see where this is going... and it ends up with Jones' iris on his arm. Heebie jeebies! (scroll down to the paragraph titled, "Frightening injury")
posted by jerseygirl to baseball at 08:45 AM - 10 comments
Ho...ly....crap.
posted by bcb2k2 at 09:38 AM on May 13, 2004
He's halfway to becoming a fully-qualified umpire.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:38 AM on May 13, 2004
I had to poke my eyes out to avoid reading further. Heebie jeebie indeedie.
posted by 86 at 10:30 AM on May 13, 2004
Eeeee. There is virtually nothing more creepy to me than the "injury to the eye motif." Dude. I mean, dude.
posted by Joey Michaels at 09:21 PM on May 13, 2004
There is virtually nothing more creepy to me than the "injury to the eye motif." Well, there's always the urethra.
posted by mick at 10:30 PM on May 13, 2004
Anyone seen Kill Bill 2?
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:51 AM on May 14, 2004
"Up!? Nothing is going up!.... What's a urethra?"
posted by JJ at 02:35 AM on May 14, 2004
Anyone seen Kill Bill 2? yes. very very good. didnt creep me out as much as bits o' iris on the sleeve.
posted by jerseygirl at 08:09 AM on May 14, 2004
Mick, I respect your point. The idea of an urethra injury is appalling. However, when I read the Lynn Jones article and replace "iris" with "urethra," I can't help but laugh. Poor Jones. Also, if you want to freak yourself out. put your finger about a foot from your eye and slowly move it until it touches your eyeball. Do the same with your urethra. I think you'll agree the eye test is more disturbing, unless you are at work.
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:30 PM on May 14, 2004
I guess I can postpone lunch now.