Why do I have a bandage on my face?

by Brian on 02-09-2009

in art

That’s right: it’s time for some social media fun! This is where the proprietor of a website solicits participation from the crowd, preferably in a way that’s both reality-based and irreverant. 

So here it is… As you can see on the immediate right, I – that’s me in the picture, btw – I have a bandage on my face. If you look closely you can see it sort of at the back of my jaw, right at the corner part there. I don’t know if there’s enough light…

Anyways, I’ve got that thing on my face as of today, and I’m starting to notice something that never occurred to me before: most people don’t have bandages on their face.

Even people who use public transit (as it turns out).

As an aside, it’s not a “band-aid,” which is trademarked by Johnson & Johnson — as in BandAid® Adhesive Bandages… BandAid: Sticks with You Through the Years.”*

Anyways, this is a very roundabout way of asking for suggestions for stories I can use to explain why I’m wearing a conspicuous bandage. To start things off, the nurse suggested I could tell people I got in a fight over a girl; I got the impression she uses that one on a daily basis. 

All ideas are welcome — and keep in mind, I have very little shame (at least not when there’s an opportunity for jokes).

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  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    You were trying out sword swallowing and failed.

    You ran out of places to put the needle, leaving only the jaw vein.

    “I fell and a door hit me.”

  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    You were trying out sword swallowing and failed.

    You ran out of places to put the needle, leaving only the jaw vein.

    “I fell and a door hit me.”

  • http://brianfrank.ca Brian Frank

    That’s a pretty good sample of things I was afraid people would imagine.

    It turns out everyone at work assumed right away that I cut myself shaving — I never thought of that one (I guess maybe it was too obvious).

    Anyways, congratulations Phronk: for your participation you win the Chapters Indigo gift card [conditions apply].

  • http://brianfrank.ca Brian Frank

    That’s a pretty good sample of things I was afraid people would imagine.

    It turns out everyone at work assumed right away that I cut myself shaving — I never thought of that one (I guess maybe it was too obvious).

    Anyways, congratulations Phronk: for your participation you win the Chapters Indigo gift card [conditions apply].

  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    Conditions? I laugh in the face of conditions.

  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    Conditions? I laugh in the face of conditions.

  • http://brianfrank.ca Brian Frank

    Ok there are no conditions… but I said nothing about value of the card (i.e. if any).

    But who couldn’t use another piece of plastic? If the economy gets bad enough we’ll probably be able to return those — like empties — $0.01 per 6 cards or something.

  • http://brianfrank.ca Brian Frank

    Ok there are no conditions… but I said nothing about value of the card (i.e. if any).

    But who couldn’t use another piece of plastic? If the economy gets bad enough we’ll probably be able to return those — like empties — $0.01 per 6 cards or something.

  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    Hey, every cent counts these days. Now I just gotta find 5 more blogs that give out plastic cards for thinking up weird excuses.

  • http://www.phronk.com Phronk

    Hey, every cent counts these days. Now I just gotta find 5 more blogs that give out plastic cards for thinking up weird excuses.