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[nny]

Washing up, I accidentally made a hole in my finger and barked it in two places, same motion, same knife. (You've heard barked in that context before, right? Like, barked knuckles? I haven't just made this up? Flatmate is dubious.) I fail at both washering uppering and first aid, since I found while rummaging through my first aid box the pill (which I never remembered to take) some valium (which I have no desire to take) some almost-morphine (which is really funny when I take) and some free condoms (which I have never had opportunity to use; probably for the best as penises make me hysterical). Plasters, on the other hand, sorely lacking. Found an action man one that I bought in 2000 for Reading festival, but I thought that might be a bad idea...

Comments

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

Yes! Barked knuckles, barked shins!

[spuffyduds.livejournal.com]

Yes! Barked is real! And yeah, for some reason it always seems to be used on places where the bone is close to the skin, I guess because the hardness is...treelike?

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

Proof that barked in that context is a real word! (http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Michael_Finnegan.htm) (I sang that song a lot as a kid, for some reason its creepiness appealed.)

*smish*

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Barked is tooootally a word, but you do normally bark your shins, I don't know why.

::eyes you :: The interior of your drawer sounds very interesting.

[ariadne83]

Yes, I've heard of barked shins so I assume it can also apply to other body parts.