17-06-2005 22:34									#1
	I just got my first work-related injury Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

I sprained my ankle playing soccer on my work campus.

It hurts like a *****, but unfortunately they made me sign a waiver before playing.

Sports.

	17-06-2005 22:36									#2
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once again Asher proves how big of a geek he really is

	17-06-2005 22:36									#3
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I thought it would be about your horrible carpal tunnel..

this is so much less interesting.

	17-06-2005 22:38									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Japher once again Asher proves how big of a geek he really is

By being in the lab soccer league?

	17-06-2005 22:39									#5
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Yes, I think that is Japher's point.

That and your crappy ankle.

	17-06-2005 22:48									#6
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I went to the reception desk thing to get an ice pack...they went up in a cupboard and gave me this plastic bag icepack thing that was room temperature. I looked at her kind of weird...she smiled and said "it's a magic icepack". It's one of those ones where it's two compartments inside the bag, and when you squeeze the top one down so it bursts into the bottom pouch, it instantly becomes ice cold. Was very cool. Literally, also.

I am easily impressed.

	17-06-2005 23:03									#7
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At "safety down day" last year they showed us statistics for which research directorates reported the most injuries. The Information Directorate (i.e., the nerds) came out far in the lead, with the most frequently reported injuries being things like "falling off of a chair" and "walking into a door." In contrast, the Munitions Directorate (who I'd expect to report the most injuries) hardly reported any injuries at all, but when you consider that they sometimes have "oh my god everybody else is dead" drills for the Munitions folks (where half of the people in the building pretend to be dead, and the other half then have to crawl over the "corpses" of their fallen comrades to evacuate the building) I suppose that they'd be less likely to report "falling off of a chair" and "walking into a door" type injuries, with the reasoning that "well, at least I'm not dead." Nevertheless, I do believe that nerds tend to be more injury-prone than non-nerds, especially when it comes to playing sports or falling off of a chair or suffering from Mountain Dew and/or coffee induced heart palpitations.

	17-06-2005 23:04									#8
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quote: The Information Directorate (i.e., the nerds) came out far in the lead, with the most frequently reported injuries being things like "falling off of a chair" and "walking into a door."

	17-06-2005 23:07									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Asher I am easily impressed.

Apparently. Had those in Jr. High.

	17-06-2005 23:08									#10
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This is my first substantive injury.

Played baseball for 4 years and soccer for 6, but never twisted/sprained/broken a bone before.

Ice packs are foreign to me! The only ones I'd seen before are the ones you put in the freezer.

	17-06-2005 23:14									#11
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That's what you get for exercising.

	17-06-2005 23:24									#12
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Is this topic even threadworthy.

Must be desperate to use this as your second thread of the day.

	17-06-2005 23:43									#13
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I'm bored, why did you bother commenting on it?

	17-06-2005 23:50									#14
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Hey, at least the topic is different from your usual.

	18-06-2005 02:58									#15
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Falling off a chair and walking into a door?

	18-06-2005 03:03									#16
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Asher, you're such a f**king wuss

	18-06-2005 03:52									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Asher I went to the reception desk thing to get an ice pack...they went up in a cupboard and gave me this plastic bag icepack thing that was room temperature. I looked at her kind of weird...she smiled and said "it's a magic icepack". It's one of those ones where it's two compartments inside the bag, and when you squeeze the top one down so it bursts into the bottom pouch, it instantly becomes ice cold. Was very cool. Literally, also. I am easily impressed.

A little endothermic chemistry had you in awe? Remind me never to throw a lump of sodium into water near you if I value the integrity of my pants.

	18-06-2005 03:57									#18
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Soccer If it was football your injury would likely be much more thread worthy.

	18-06-2005 04:15									#19
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Ahh, the little computer nerd hurt his ankle playing sports? (pats Asher on the head)


(P.S. Just kidding, get well soon.)

	18-06-2005 04:27									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer Soccer If it was football your injury would likely be much more thread worthy.

Soccer is better exercise. Football is for fat Americans.

	18-06-2005 04:28									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Starchild A little endothermic chemistry had you in awe? Remind me never to throw a lump of sodium into water near you if I value the integrity of my pants.

The BF is a chemical engineer so I get to see all kinds of neat stuff.

Though this fuel cell business he's doing now is so

Needs more whizz-bang.

	18-06-2005 04:48									#22
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that's a bit peculiar... I don't know how socc..football is played in those distant lands over there, but isn't it pretty common to get injured from time to time while playing the game?

I can barely count the number of scars on my legs caused by other players, concrete floors, etc...!! (then again i'm not a math wonder).

maybe it's indoor football? I could imagine because no physical contact is allowed there

	18-06-2005 04:52									#23
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It's outdoor (field) soccer.

	18-06-2005 04:54									#24
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oh well, you'll live

	18-06-2005 04:57									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Asher I am easily impressed.

Apparently. You are a Microsoft fanboy, after all

[/nerd insults]

	18-06-2005 05:04									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Starchild A little endothermic chemistry had you in awe? Remind me never to throw a lump of sodium into water near you if I value the integrity of my pants.

Hey!! I was impressed too when I read it.

	18-06-2005 05:05									#27
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I was expecting some totally lame geek injury when I opened this. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be sports-related.

	18-06-2005 05:24									#28
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[kidding]

I've heard of limp wrists, but limp ankles?

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	18-06-2005 07:13									#29
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger The Information Directorate (i.e., the nerds) came out far in the lead, with the most frequently reported injuries being things like "falling off of a chair" and "walking into a door."

Shows what these statistic gathers know. These injuries were incurred during clinical experiments on "gravity verification" and "the bi-matter, uni-location impossiblity theory."

	18-06-2005 07:51									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Trajanus that's a bit peculiar... I don't know how socc..football is played in those distant lands over there, but isn't it pretty common to get injured from time to time while playing the game?

Yeah, I'd say. If you don't get a few scratches in a game you aren't playing it right.