# Bad, bad, bad Caught a break! Yeah? Well **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763 "2024-04-25T22:12:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/21 "2024-04-26T16:28:53Z")
Yep. It’s amazing how pain relieving just getting to the clinic makes it. He took his own X-ray of course. Two small breaks on the outside bones. Big News: no surgical repair needed. Just a stupid boot. I’m happy. On to Tacos!! Yay! ☺ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/22 "2024-04-26T16:33:53Z")
Glad to hear it! Enjoy your deserved Tacos! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/23 "2024-04-26T17:10:30Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Done it before. In way more embarrassing ways. > (Don’t you say it) This will require a generous contribution. Just don’t call it “Hush Money”. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/24 "2024-04-26T17:16:15Z")
So the whole plan was to break your foot in order to get tacos? Sounds legit to me. Klingon curses are the most effective. _Qu’vatlh!_ Heal fast, Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/25 "2024-04-26T17:23:52Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Worried about the grands? Swear in Italian. First time I broke my foot (yes, there have been multiples), I called immediately and got an appointment at the nearby orthopedist’s office. I struggled in there - think I had a cane - and stood at the front desk to check in. I did not dare sit down, as I was afraid I would not be able to stand back up to collect paperwork. The receptionist looked at me in concern and said “Are you all right?”. “I think so. I’m not swearing in English yet!”. :step: :wince: SCHEISSE!!! :step: :wince: SCHEISSE!!! :step: :wince: SCHEISSE!!! “Tabernac” is another option (common epithet in Quebec). But the monosyllables really do the BEST job - you can spit them out sharply as needed. Hence my choice of “scheisse”. Glad to hear your injury is the “put it in a boot” sort, not the “cast” or “surgery” sort (i’ve been lucky that way myself). You’re of an age where osteoporosis becomes a concern, like me, so keep up with the calcium. I know you’re diabetic, so a big honkin’ carton of Haagen Dazs is not your friend, but a low-carb option might be satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/26 "2024-04-26T18:47:00Z")
_Das Boot_ for four weeks? That’s just enough time to watch the movie! (Director’s Cut) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/27 "2024-04-26T18:59:26Z")
Looks like high vitamin/mineral Ensure is the best I can do. Yum. Medicinal flavored yuck milk. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/28 "2024-04-26T20:35:20Z")
i find germanic languages to be the best. even saying goodbye sounds horrible. perkele! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/29 "2024-04-26T22:48:50Z")
Cats hate me. Boot clunks around like magnetic space boots. Weighs about 20lbs, feels like. It’s ugly. I hate shoes indoors. My cute socks don’t show. I’ll have a thigh muscle like a wrestler after 4 weeks. But …my foot don’t hurt. So, I must be happy or high on pain meds. I’m smiling. Thx, for you guys concern. You’re sweethearts. 😘 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/30 "2024-04-28T18:56:00Z")
Who ever invented this stupid boot needs to have to wear one daily. It is the most uncomfortable, unwieldy and clunky-est piece of over kill boo-boo fixer, ever. At least it can come off for showers and sleep. That’s the only thing that saved it from being in the pond. 😳 BTW- overpriced and hard to fit for a narrow foot. (Screaming inside) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/31 "2024-04-28T18:57:40Z")
Sorry. 🥾 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/32 "2024-04-28T19:31:09Z")
Bad bad bad Beck been booted!! ☺ (My GLUTs are sore, too) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/33 "2024-04-28T19:37:31Z")
How long do you have to wear the boot? Fractured or broken anything is a major hassle, but at least you don’t have a fractured rib! I got a good kick in the ribs that produced a fracture many years ago when I was guilty of pulling my son away from a video game and trying to put him to bed. I’ve concluded that having daughters is much safer. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/34 "2024-04-28T19:52:09Z")
4 weeks. As far as I know. I’ve had broken ribs. Easily one of the most painful things that had no treatment that worked. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/35 "2024-04-28T21:57:37Z")
Would it be better if you had one for the other foot too, to make it symmetrical? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/36 "2024-04-28T23:02:38Z")
I thought of that. I thunk, well, I’ll put on a high heel shoe and click clomp, click clomp. Probably trip myself up and break something else. I’m waiting on the 3rd shoe to drop, now. No need to hurry the process. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/37 "2024-04-29T01:13:36Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I thunk, well, I’ll put on a high heel shoe and click clomp, click clomp. That is hilarious. I have a daughter-in-law who came back from a trip to Disney World in a boot. It’s the Achilles tendon, so it may be awhile. May you knit quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/38 "2024-04-29T03:19:07Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I’ll put on a high heel shoe Red, Six Inch Heel, Size 9 Narrow? ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/39 "2024-04-29T06:23:50Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Bad bad bad Beck been booted!! > (My GLUTs are sore, too) aww, c’mon Beck…couldn’t ya have used another “B” word for us? We’re all grownups here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763/40 "2024-04-29T06:33:33Z")
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