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Accidents Can Happen (But They Can Also Be Planned).

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Not that I’m making a game out of this like I did with the Penis Pokey entry, but only one of the following digit (whether it be hand or foot) amputations were voluntarily..

The font will probably give it away when you click through but the interesting thing is that the ones that weren’t voluntary occurred before active military service!

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58 responses to “Accidents Can Happen (But They Can Also Be Planned).”

  1. Samm Avatar
    Samm

    its definatly not the first one, you need your big toe to balence properly, and i think that was accidental

    i think its 3rd or 4th, i havnt closly looked at the silly differences such as fonts etc. just a guess 🙂

  2. Samm Avatar
    Samm

    its definatly not the first one, you need your big toe to balence properly, and i think that was accidental

    i think its 3rd or 4th, i havnt closly looked at the silly differences such as fonts etc. just a guess 🙂

  3. dhtseany Avatar
    dhtseany

    OHHHH!!! Before military service! I should read before opening my mouth from now on!

  4. dhtseany Avatar
    dhtseany

    OHHHH!!! Before military service! I should read before opening my mouth from now on!

  5. uzneko Avatar
    uzneko

    Is it bad that all I could think when I saw the foot picture was Andy from “Weeds”?
    Cause you said it was involuntary and before service. I am such a dork heh

  6. uzneko Avatar
    uzneko

    Is it bad that all I could think when I saw the foot picture was Andy from “Weeds”?
    Cause you said it was involuntary and before service. I am such a dork heh

  7. Devo Avatar
    Devo

    I don’t know about other pictures, but 3rd (pinky) is my 🙂 It was voluntary amputation looks like an accident. I had to do some carpentry work in my house. So, I used a lydocaine and put my pinky in electric milling cutter. After that I called an emergency and a doctor did the rest.
    Why I did it? As long as I remember me I wished to have a finger amputated.
    Why the right pinky? Because this is the only one digit that not used paying guitar.
    And it is not related to military service.

  8. Devo Avatar
    Devo

    I don’t know about other pictures, but 3rd (pinky) is my 🙂 It was voluntary amputation looks like an accident. I had to do some carpentry work in my house. So, I used a lydocaine and put my pinky in electric milling cutter. After that I called an emergency and a doctor did the rest.
    Why I did it? As long as I remember me I wished to have a finger amputated.
    Why the right pinky? Because this is the only one digit that not used paying guitar.
    And it is not related to military service.

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