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Friday Five

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Have you ever . . . ?

 

Broken your nose?

Yes. A line drive softball direct hit at me, the pitcher. Knocked me down. Blood everywhere. 

 

Thrown something in anger?

Of course – probably outdoors. 

 

Screamed at the top of your lungs?

Yes, making a recording on my new little tape recorder with my mom and a friend pretending to be the audience at a concert.

 

Fired a pistol?

Yes. More than one. More than once.

 

Fainted? 

Yes. Three different times.

 

Father, you've always taken care of me even when and especially when I didn't deserve it. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8 responses to “Friday Five”

  1. BK Jackson Avatar
    BK Jackson

    Ouch! Line drive? That had to hurt like the dickens!
    Broken your nose? Nope
    Thrown something in anger? As a kid, yeah.
    Screamed at the top of your lungs? Yes. Around April in my apartment when Corona hysteria & all its societal/economical side effects were getting the best of me. Fortunately no one called the cops. 😎 BTW screaming at the top of your lungs is very therapeutic when you are highly stressed.
    Fired a pistol? No, I don’t think so.
    Fainted? Yes, once in church. It was embarassing.

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  2. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    Fainting is always embarrassing. Isn’t it? First time was at a movie theatre, second time was at a restaurant (and knocked over a tray a waiter was carrying – I learned in hindsight), and the third time was at my dad’s when I was supposed to be caring for him. The first and third times were a reaction to pain – short stories but some other time. I’m not sure why the second time.
    Boy, do I get the screaming about that! I can see where screaming could relieve stress – if no one called the cops. Hahaha!
    Yeah, that line drive was a doozy! Definitely hurt with impact. The guy felt terrible, but it wasn’t his fault. He merely hit the ball, and I was too close for the trajectory. Smack!

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  3. Debra Avatar
    Debra

    Never broken my nose.
    I must have been 19 or 20 when I threw something unbreakable in unjustified anger. I wish there hadn’t been anything in my hands! There have been other times when I have WANTED to throw something but there was nothing in my hands.
    Screaming sounds painful to me, so I haven’t done it.
    I fired a pistol at a shooting range and even knocked one of the plates down!
    I’ve fainted a few times.

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  4. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    Screaming can be painful, I agree. Good shooting, Deb! When or what caused your fainting? If/when I ever threw things, it was out of pure frustration.

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  5. Debra Avatar
    Debra

    I don’t know what caused me to faint the first time. I was only 4 or 5, but I remember it. My mom rushed me to the doctor, but apparently it wasn’t anything serious.
    The next time it was due to an inner ear infection.
    I fainted once in each of my pregnancies. I think it was the heat that caused it both times.
    I was at home each time.

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  6. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    Wow, Deb. Passing out in your pregnancies? Yikes! I can see where heat could make one faint. Good thing you were home.

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  7. Brenda S. Anderson Avatar
    Brenda S. Anderson

    Broken your nose: Nope
    Thrown something in anger: probably, but can’t recall a specific time.
    Screamed at the top of my lungs: maybe when I was little, playing. Or maybe when riding on a roller coaster. 😀
    Fired a pistol: Nope. Just a BB gun, and I couldn’t hit anything.
    Fainted: Never.

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  8. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    Pretty interesting answers, Bren. Interesting that three of us here have fainted and you have not. And the kind of roller coasters you went on – I can hear screaming! Hahaha!

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