# Help me think up a good story for my new scar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448 "2025-10-31T14:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/1 "2025-10-31T14:01:16Z")
I had a minor hand surgery yesterday. A small (almost certainly benign) growth removed just below the bottom knuckle of the pointer finger. So it’s probably going to look like I punched a window or something. Trouble is, I’m fairly strongly dedicated to non-violence, so I can’t use the bog-standard “You should see the other guy” response to questions about it. And I’m fidgety, so it’s sure to get noticed. Give me your most outrageous, silly, ridiculous story of how this (probably half-inchish) scar occurred? So far all I have come up with is “Crochet accident, it was ugly” with a shudder. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/2 "2025-10-31T14:04:32Z")
You were rescuing a lemur stuck in a burning wrecked auto, but it turned on you and bit you as you saved its life. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/3 "2025-10-31T14:06:51Z")
Beautiful! Perfect! Exactly what I’m looking for! Channel your inner Douglas Adams. . . or Addams even. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/4 "2025-10-31T14:22:45Z")
“Exit point for a Guinea worm.” “That doesn’t sound so bad.” “It started in my foot.” ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/5 "2025-10-31T14:23:18Z")
cut it on a broken case in the Louvre last week. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/6 "2025-10-31T14:48:59Z")
I’ve been blaming all the injuries I’ve incurred in the last 30 years on my fictional weekend job as a rodeo clown. All but my family and closest friends are convinced I’m that guy who works at the rodeo. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/7 "2025-10-31T14:52:23Z")
You were in a recording studio, got pissed off at the producer and punched a hole in the wall. (_à la_ Mike Nesmith and Tom Petty) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/8 "2025-10-31T15:01:21Z")
It happened while you were rescuing a damsel in distress who was tied to the railroad tracks. The train came whooshing by and grazed your hand just as you were sweeping the damsel away. She rewarded you with a kiss on the cheek. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/9 "2025-10-31T15:20:43Z")
ROFL! Y’all made me snort laughing! Thanks so much. > [@dirtball](#): > > you were rescuing a damsel in distress TruCelt (She/Her) this raises a larger question; is there a male version of “damsel”? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/10 "2025-10-31T15:24:24Z")
A Heidelberg dueling scar (you were the winner). ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/11 "2025-10-31T15:39:21Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > ROFL! Y’all made me snort laughing! Thanks so much. > > > [@dirtball](#): > > > > you were rescuing a damsel in distress > > TruCelt (She/Her) this raises a larger question; is there a male version of “damsel”? Ah, sorry about that. If I google “male version of damsel in distress,” the AI Overview says this: > The male version of a “damsel in distress” is often called a “dude in distress” or a “distressed dude.” So I guess there’s a term for it, but not a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/12 "2025-10-31T16:37:40Z")
You caught a Bear robbing a Henhouse. You took off your belt, and GAVE THE BEAR A DAMN GOOD FLOGGING ! The Bear then apologized, and left. The Rooster jumped up, and clawed your hand. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/13 "2025-10-31T16:55:00Z")
Jasmine arriving at work: "Oh, I’ve just GOT to tell you what happened yesterday after work! I decided to stop at the market because I needed a couple of things. As I emerged and headed towards my car, a panicky woman was shouting and waving. I ran over and discovered the source of her anxiety was an infant in the back seat that looked very flushed and distressed. The door was locked and the windows closed tight, so all we could do was call 911 and pray that they arrived quickly. At that moment a mature looking and, I must confess, handsome man arrived on the scene. He agreed with us that things looked bad but, instead of waiting for help, he suddenly stepped back, drew his arm back, and punched out the driver’s side window! He was cut in the process but ignored his wound as he rescued the infant from a very hot car. They say there are no more heroes, but I guess they are wrong!" 💓 ---
**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:** [October 31, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/14 "2025-10-31T19:26:57Z")
Bizarre gardening accident. And you’re lucky to have survived. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/15 "2025-10-31T19:34:22Z")
Knife fight in a dive bar always works. They overrode your normally pacifist nature by claiming Wikipedia Articles are citable. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/16 "2025-10-31T20:04:24Z")
Auto side / rear windows are tempered glass, which should break into small, non-sharp pieces specifically to prevent people from getting cut. If you have a very old (100 yearsish) car, it may have had plate glass in it. Also, a lot of pocket knives come with a window punch on the end; much less painful, & usually more effective than punching a window. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/17 "2025-10-31T20:45:44Z")
This. Bear Attack. That’s how I got my scars. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/18 "2025-10-31T20:51:25Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I can’t use the bog-standard “You should see the other guy” response How about, “the other guy’s wife got excited”? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/19 "2025-10-31T20:51:40Z")
It happened while you were performing an exorcism on the superintendent of the local school board. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448/20 "2025-10-31T21:11:48Z")
Misread thread title “Help me think up a good story for my new car” and thought what, you stole it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-think-up-a-good-story-for-my-new-scar/1024448.md?page=2)