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The hilariously dumb ways people got injured and what it means about their life

Dumbest injury = personal brand.

From cracking a rib at a concert to breaking a toe doing pull-ups, people are sharing how they achieved their dumbest injuries.

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The posts are in response to writer Eleanor Penny, who decreed that someone’s “personal brand” is the most stupid way they’ve accidentally injured themselves.

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And it seems that people are only too happy to ‘fess up about what went down.

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Just think of these suddenly awake parents saying “what was that?”

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Essentially, injuries fell into categories. Sleep and food accounted for a lot of mishaps, as did smartphones, dancing and even clothing. While some were achieved as a child others were well into adulthood by the time that facepalm of an injury came about.

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The whole glorious thread was full of wonderful bizarre descriptions.

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Ha, must not laugh at “lovely tummy”.

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And then, of course, for some there is just too much choice.

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The person who started the whole thing off was happy with the responses to her post.

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Even if some descriptions left people wanting to find out more.

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What? How?