I remember it was cool in elementary school to have a cast. You got out of PE and most chores and friends had to carry your books. Since I’ve never had a broken bone, I didn’t realize that it sucked to actually have one.
They WERE cool in elementary school. Part of it was that you were tough for (1) doing something dangerous and (2) enduring the pain. Part was getting “off” things like writing in class and PE. And Part was having a cast for people to sign. Crutches were even better!
Nobody said we had any sense in elementary school, that’s just how we thought
Been there, done that. The big advantage was getting to leave classes early to avoid the crowds. I became really good at flying down the hallways and taking the stairs. I was popular because whoever carried my books was able to leave early also. The upper body workout was great, also.
Do you think Connie actually left any sort of medical information/release in case anything happened to Lawrence? Because, really, no doctor is going to set it and put on a cast without the parent there!
It would be cool but that cool would be short lived when you couldn’t participate in the activities the rest of the kids could. It would be cool to have people signing the cast but not so cool when it began to itch underneath. I remember a friend of mine with a cast on her leg and she used crutches. I had to open doors for her which I didn’t mind, I was glad not to be the one in the cast. But what was so funny is when she said she wished it was David Cassidy opening the door for her, she had a crush on him at the time.
He is very lucky, that´s for sure. Boys with clutches get a lot of attention and many special treats at school. Every girl wants to sign his plaster and he stays inside the class during break ¡in winter!. If he arrives late in class nobody scolds him. All teachers pity him with an influence on his marks. ¡He skips gym! Lawrence, I envy you myself!!!
My god… Have all of you forgotten what it was like when you were a CHILD??? Having a broken anything and getting a cast was over the top cool. It was like having scar of honor that you could eventually take off. Granted, by the end of the 6+ weeks that you had to wear it, the fun was gone and you were ready to get shed of it, but those first few weeks… You were on top of the rock.
Some of you posters need to just throttle your lives back a bit and try and remember the FUN things in your childhood. Otherwise you’ll end up as old cranky farts way before your time…
The only bones I broke were my nose (by smashing it against my brother’s fist, after he jumped on my foot with his jimmy) and my collarbone. Neither required a cast, but the sling seemed to attract the girlies, especially when I told them I broke it the second time playing lacrosse.
I feel for Lawrence — been there, done that. At the age of six, I fracture my femur. No, I wasn’t playing football. It was a stupid accident on a farm. Back in the dark ages. No 9-1-1. My 9-1-1 system was my little brother: Go tell Mom I hurt my leg and can’t walk. Mom, who had given birth to another little brother 18 days earlier, came and picked me up and carried me to the house. Model T Ford was in the shop for repairs. Neighbors with a more modern vehicle took me to the nearest doctor 25 miles away. Needed surgery so rode to the hospital 100 miles away with a State Department employee who traveled around the state. Was in a body cast from under my armpits to the tips of my toes on the injured side and was bedridden for 2½ months. No wheelchair, no crutches, no cane. When the cast was removed, I used a homemade butter churn paddle for a cane — a broomstick with a board nailed across the bottom. Oh, those were the good old days! I don’t think Mike would envy anyone under those circumstances.
The stories from the people who comment here are better than the comics, sometimes.
For heavens sake, the person who colored today’s strip just goofed on Elly’s shirt. Yesterday EVERYTHING was purple. They must have been in a purple mood.
howtheduck: Since it’s winter time, maybe Elly is just wearing a coat? I would hurriedly grab one in that situation because it’s cold outside and you just never know how long something like this is going to take. In the winter, I’m cold no matter where I go! Besides, I’d have to go inside to get my purse and keys anyhow so I just might as well get my coat while I’m at it.
Despite all the Elly-bashing that goes on around here, I still think she’s a fairly good mom (and one HELL of a best friend!) so I don’t believe she’d leave a young child with a (broken) leg in the back of her car while she went inside just to change her shirt (unless, of course she had accidentally spilled something on it and didn’t want to be seen in public that way, something I can definitely identify with!). Besides, Elly isn’t a single, man-chasing stalker (hint, hint Connie!) that she would otherwise leave a hurt child in her car while she went inside to find a better shirt to wear in the event that the doctor would be handsome and single!
Do you think Connie actually left any sort of medical information/release in case anything happened to Lawrence? Because, really, no doctor is going to set it and put on a cast without the parent there!
Nonsense. Every emergency department has procedures for treating children without the parents, at least for the things that must be done immediately. And in the real world of a small town 20 years ago (as opposed to a modern big city), the ‘in loco parentis’ of a family friend sitting the kid would not even have been questioned. Even today, they might KEEP the kid till the parent showed up, and there may be a followup from Children’s Services to verify the kid-sitting arrangements, but they would still treat the kid.
OpenWings over 14 years ago
Yeah, but you gotta have the broken leg to go with that cool cast, Mike! That bit’s not so fun…
GJ_Jehosaphat over 14 years ago
They’ve made casts cooler now - different colors.
OpenWings over 14 years ago
Well that’s almost worth breaking a bone for… :o)
lightenup Premium Member over 14 years ago
I remember it was cool in elementary school to have a cast. You got out of PE and most chores and friends had to carry your books. Since I’ve never had a broken bone, I didn’t realize that it sucked to actually have one.
Dkram over 14 years ago
Broken bones hurt, did it once, rather not do it again.
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masnadies over 14 years ago
They WERE cool in elementary school. Part of it was that you were tough for (1) doing something dangerous and (2) enduring the pain. Part was getting “off” things like writing in class and PE. And Part was having a cast for people to sign. Crutches were even better!
Nobody said we had any sense in elementary school, that’s just how we thought
Yukoneric over 14 years ago
Been there, done that. The big advantage was getting to leave classes early to avoid the crowds. I became really good at flying down the hallways and taking the stairs. I was popular because whoever carried my books was able to leave early also. The upper body workout was great, also.
jaeldid66 over 14 years ago
Yup. I am a high school teacher, and whenever one of my students had crutches, he or she became instantly popular. “Can I carry your books?” lol
csscougar over 14 years ago
Do you think Connie actually left any sort of medical information/release in case anything happened to Lawrence? Because, really, no doctor is going to set it and put on a cast without the parent there!
lewisbower over 14 years ago
I never broke a bone. Wonder why. Oh year, my parents didn’t raise no fools.
alondra over 14 years ago
It would be cool but that cool would be short lived when you couldn’t participate in the activities the rest of the kids could. It would be cool to have people signing the cast but not so cool when it began to itch underneath. I remember a friend of mine with a cast on her leg and she used crutches. I had to open doors for her which I didn’t mind, I was glad not to be the one in the cast. But what was so funny is when she said she wished it was David Cassidy opening the door for her, she had a crush on him at the time.
arsmall over 14 years ago
Now FishStix, thats a story to hear! I almost broke my stepdads face with an clohes iron and IT would have been worth it!
Broke my left wrist right before 6th grade, what a bummer. Middle school is when they start incorporating swimming in our P.E. rotations…
bald over 14 years ago
when i was a kid i was always envious of my friends sporting a cast
i was nearly 30 before i got my first one,
it was then that i learned they were really not fun to have
willygini over 14 years ago
He is very lucky, that´s for sure. Boys with clutches get a lot of attention and many special treats at school. Every girl wants to sign his plaster and he stays inside the class during break ¡in winter!. If he arrives late in class nobody scolds him. All teachers pity him with an influence on his marks. ¡He skips gym! Lawrence, I envy you myself!!!
AndiJ over 14 years ago
howtheduck, Elly might have a jacket on?? I don’t think Lawrence feels lucky! Poor guy.
PiratePTG over 14 years ago
My god… Have all of you forgotten what it was like when you were a CHILD??? Having a broken anything and getting a cast was over the top cool. It was like having scar of honor that you could eventually take off. Granted, by the end of the 6+ weeks that you had to wear it, the fun was gone and you were ready to get shed of it, but those first few weeks… You were on top of the rock.
Some of you posters need to just throttle your lives back a bit and try and remember the FUN things in your childhood. Otherwise you’ll end up as old cranky farts way before your time…
mroberts88 over 14 years ago
Pirate, breaking anything NOW is cool….women pay closer attention to you.
GJ, it depends on what color they give you.
coffeeturtle over 14 years ago
it doesn’t look like Lawrence agrees. ;-)
MisngNOLA over 14 years ago
The only bones I broke were my nose (by smashing it against my brother’s fist, after he jumped on my foot with his jimmy) and my collarbone. Neither required a cast, but the sling seemed to attract the girlies, especially when I told them I broke it the second time playing lacrosse.
sierra_madre5 over 14 years ago
I feel for Lawrence — been there, done that. At the age of six, I fracture my femur. No, I wasn’t playing football. It was a stupid accident on a farm. Back in the dark ages. No 9-1-1. My 9-1-1 system was my little brother: Go tell Mom I hurt my leg and can’t walk. Mom, who had given birth to another little brother 18 days earlier, came and picked me up and carried me to the house. Model T Ford was in the shop for repairs. Neighbors with a more modern vehicle took me to the nearest doctor 25 miles away. Needed surgery so rode to the hospital 100 miles away with a State Department employee who traveled around the state. Was in a body cast from under my armpits to the tips of my toes on the injured side and was bedridden for 2½ months. No wheelchair, no crutches, no cane. When the cast was removed, I used a homemade butter churn paddle for a cane — a broomstick with a board nailed across the bottom. Oh, those were the good old days! I don’t think Mike would envy anyone under those circumstances.
summerdog86 over 14 years ago
The stories from the people who comment here are better than the comics, sometimes.
For heavens sake, the person who colored today’s strip just goofed on Elly’s shirt. Yesterday EVERYTHING was purple. They must have been in a purple mood.
Gretchen's Mom over 14 years ago
howtheduck: Since it’s winter time, maybe Elly is just wearing a coat? I would hurriedly grab one in that situation because it’s cold outside and you just never know how long something like this is going to take. In the winter, I’m cold no matter where I go! Besides, I’d have to go inside to get my purse and keys anyhow so I just might as well get my coat while I’m at it.
Despite all the Elly-bashing that goes on around here, I still think she’s a fairly good mom (and one HELL of a best friend!) so I don’t believe she’d leave a young child with a (broken) leg in the back of her car while she went inside just to change her shirt (unless, of course she had accidentally spilled something on it and didn’t want to be seen in public that way, something I can definitely identify with!). Besides, Elly isn’t a single, man-chasing stalker (hint, hint Connie!) that she would otherwise leave a hurt child in her car while she went inside to find a better shirt to wear in the event that the doctor would be handsome and single!
IndyMan over 14 years ago
Broke my arm during the summer, not only didn’t I get sympathy but I couldn’t go swimming and that cast on days when it was 90, whewww!!
lorelei6361 over 14 years ago
Love your story sierramadre
andymeijers over 14 years ago
csscougar said, about 13 hours ago
Do you think Connie actually left any sort of medical information/release in case anything happened to Lawrence? Because, really, no doctor is going to set it and put on a cast without the parent there!
Nonsense. Every emergency department has procedures for treating children without the parents, at least for the things that must be done immediately. And in the real world of a small town 20 years ago (as opposed to a modern big city), the ‘in loco parentis’ of a family friend sitting the kid would not even have been questioned. Even today, they might KEEP the kid till the parent showed up, and there may be a followup from Children’s Services to verify the kid-sitting arrangements, but they would still treat the kid.