My Left Foot

“I thought Phaedrus settled this issue.”

“As others have said before, get thee to a doctor, unless you want my name, "stumpy." SERIOUSLY, see an MD!”

“Ummm red streaks? Blood poisioning. I had one that looked just like that on my thumb years ago==finally wandered into the doc--he said one more day and I would have lost my arm. All they do is cut the center core out and fill you full of antibiotics.”

“So what is it Violin?
Are you (check all that apply)

dead
one-legged
in a coma
changing your name to stumpy
alive but not well
delerious
fine and healthy; it was no big thing
joshing us and laughing your butt off (if so, no pix please!)”

“LMFAA BEETEATER!”

“Is Violin still with us?

Hope he went to the doc.”

“I think Violin's foot has been inducted into the Backpacking Hall Of Fame.”

“Not sure that's possible, no evidence that it happened during a backpacking related activity.”

“From Violin's original post (sans ugly pix):
"I went hiking a couple of weeks ago and got my feet pretty wet in a stream crossing. A couple of days later, my left foot got really itchy. I aired it out but it started to get red. I tried athlete’s foot spray and powder but it didn’t do anything."”

“this thread is on its second page...i don't have to scroll past that picture anymore!

small pleasures...”

“Has it hatched yet?”

“Yes, and it has discard Violin's body since it doesn't need its cocoon anymore. That's why he's not posting.”

“Do they offer internet access in hospital rooms these days?”

“hi, guys! how was everyone's weekend? no aliens took over anyone else's body, i presume?”

“No, we're just trying to figure out what happened to Violin and his now famous foot.”

“I’m starting to think that maybe I should go see a doctor about this. It doesn’t itch as much as it did last Friday but it throbs a bit. Also there is a curious dot forming in the middle of the sore area. I’ve posted a photo below. Ever see anything like it?

I left some space so you have to scroll down. It’s a little more of a close-up so be forewarned.

I’m not sure what Phaedrus was getting at about creating a webspawner account for one photo. That’s what I always do.































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“I think it winked at me! =80”

“Violin, quit screwin' around and go to the flippin' doctor.
If you people think it's gross now, just wait 'til after he goes to the doc and they start poking at it.
I don't think you should be wearing shoes right now. And it is starting to look like a spider bite gone wrong.”

“Whatever it is, it's gone wrong. Quit being bull headed and get to a doctor. Trust me, your manhood will not suffer for it. If not, more than your manhood could suffer. Gotta take care of the feet man!”

“Wow, you can really see the necrotic tissue development on that thing. Anyone wanna place bets which toe will fall off first?”

“Dude.. go to the doctor... NOW.”

“I was able to enlarge that photo a little. What is that thing in the center? I poked at it a little with a bent paper clip and it is hard and springs back.
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“OK, now I am laughing.

Violin, you and your pics are just the life of the party. Thanks for sharing them.”

“A doctor would know. Why do you ask these questions of people who don't know when you steadfastly refuse to go to the person who has the answers? What do you think is going to happen? We don't know, but we all think you should see a doctor. If you're not going to follow the advice, then don't keep asking. Drat man, that's a festering mess that's going to at the very least make you very sick if it doesn't kill you. You're wasting valuable time here, time that might just save your life, your foot, or your health.”

“VIOLIN!!! talk about bursting a girl's bubble...
eewww, not the best turn of phrase under the circumstances.”

“You might want to get that toenail fungus looked at too.

For the record, I think mountainroamer is logged on as Violin and is just jerking our chains again.”

“who the heck is mountainroamer?”

“Mountainroamer is the Anti-violin

That little dot is probably a tiny planet orbiting Violin's pinky toe. I'm still hoping for a snarling, bug-eyed alien to pop out!”

“Give it time.”

“HAAAAHAHAHAHA!! that was hilarious! that'll teach me to avoid the Backpacking Threads ;-)”

“Welll

I have a fun story about TOES, WATER and . . . PARASITES.

My sister in law was in Africa and came back with a toe full of . . .


EGGS!!

She finally popped/did surgery on herself with toe nail clippers and a whole pile of white oval eggs popped out of the SWOLLEN RED LUMP ON HER FOOT WITH THE RAISED CENTER.

If she had let it go . . .the bug would have eaten its way out of her foot.

It would have appeared beneath the skin as a DARK SPOT IN THE CENTER of the sore.

The alien conjecture made me laugh . . .it easily could be a living creature beneath his skin . .eating him . .. .

ROTFLMAO!!!


A friend of mine had a co-worker who got bitten by a mosquito carrying BOT FLY LARVA while vacationing in Costa Rica. Look it up . . .the pictures should send you for a loop.

THe nest was in her CHEEK!!! They removed the eggs before they HATCHED and ATE THEIR WAY OUT!!!!”

“WELL, that's ABSOLUTELY, positively DISGUSTING, Marvin, i mean LEE!”

“Great, now that we've solved Violin's little problem, could someone please help me get rid of this THING?”

“I don't know if there's any truth to Violin's foot problem. Course, by now, if he hasn't taken care of it, he no longer has a foot problem..it's been amputated.

As for my Bro (SirPete) I can vouch for him missing half of his foot..but the story about the Shark attack gone bad...Now, Pete, where did you dream THAT one up??”

“Violin, thanks for flushing out the gulliable TTers. I din't realize we had so many idiots on this board. Oh wait... yes, I did.”

“Lyra --

I am NOT Marvin Gardens, ALTHOUGH, I will confess that I am a big fan of his/hers.

I thought my post might draw some accusations . . .but went ahead anyway.”

“With a name like that you didn't think we were gullible?

;-{”

“suuuuure, i believe you, Lee. a "big fan," you say? well, just don't go having foot sex with him, or else Dunadan might cry.”

“Lyra, sweetheart, I like the way you think.
Marvin is not only THE Man, he is MY man!”

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Violin has left the building, and the planet. That toe thing helped us clean up this site a little bit.”

“Huh? Can't we let this thread die the death it richly deserves???”

“hey, i'm just tryin' to look out for you, Dunadan! ;-) hehe :-)


i'm not leaving until i see what hatched!!”

“Gotta have a look at that toe each time I get on this site. (sniff, sniff), Kinda reminds me of old Violin. He was such a great TT'er until the puss got to him......”

“Violin:

The prosthetics these days are amazing. I'd say get a foot with a built-in GPS and set the trend! Also, have them glue a sweet vibram sole on.”

“So we've agreed we've calling him "stumpy?"”

“I can't wait to see the next picture. I wonder what pretty colors will show up!”

“He needs an amputation right below the chin! That'll cure it!”

“Violin can now be Vilefoot... his next thread can be "the foot that's left"”

“lol!!!!”