garden fork
I was about 7 or 8 and round the back of one of the sheds at our house there was a huge pile of wood - mostly boxes and driftwood taken up from the beach. At the bottom of the pile right next to the wall of the shed there was a small hole that I could crawl through into the middle of this pile of wood where, because of the way the wood was piled, there was enough space for little eight year old me to sit in. I thought this was excellent - clearly the best place ever to hide in games etc. Only thing was the hole you crawl in was pretty obvious. Off I went to find something to block it up. Best I came up with was the head of a rusty old garden fork - but this was cool because it'd be like a portcullis. Got back to the pile and, insted of placing it over the enterence I lifted it above my head and dropped it... right through my red wellies with the picture of Eric turning into Banana Man, right into my foot. Surprisingly for my age the first thing I did was wrench it right out of my foot before running in crying to my Mum. Had to get a tetanus injection and wasn't allowed a new pair of Banana Man wellies for a few months so had to not step in puddles.

Pretty stupid.
(cannonfodder fodder for cannons on, Fri 21 Dec 2007, 9:56, 1 reply)

deja vu
I have done almost exactly the same ! whilst fetching a rugby ball out from under a tree with the garden fork, i plunged it back down into the earth triumphantly but managed to go straight through my foot. My brother pulled it out and ill never forget the slight pause before the blood just started gushing out! that was pretty fecking dumb
(drew pea great minds like a think!, Fri 21 Dec 2007, 10:05, closed)