Can you speak 17 languages?

@sol_cee (38927)

Philippines

March 24, 2023 5:41pm CST

My friend @OceanTiara was talking about why the elbow is called the "funny bone" - until you hit it on something. Then there's nothing funny about it at all. Big ouch! But for me, stubbing a toe is even worse. I've done that many times in my life - clumsy me - and every single time, I suddenly become fluent in a language I don't normally speak.

You know, the kind of language that sounds like: "What the f!@&%#?!" The photo above describes it perfectly. So be careful out there, everyone, and let's all do our best to keep our toes happy!

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@DaddyEvil (175020)

• United States

24 Mar 23

I stub my toes all the time on the bedframe legs when I get up to go to the bathroom... I yell, stop and wait a minute and then go on.

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@DaddyEvil (175020)

• United States

25 Mar 23

@florelway Yes, it is... That's why I stop and wait a minute... It hurts too much to keep walking right away.

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@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Mar 23

@DaddyEvil Adding to the pain is the fact that.it could have been avoided.

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@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Mar 23

That's so painful mhuhuhu

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

24 Mar 23

Yes that is very painful as well. My son did that when he was a kid and it turned black for a long time..and damage the nail forever. Ooooooouch The Exorcist Girl can speak all the languages too.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

27 Mar 23

@sol_cee Yes but she speaks the hell out of languages

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

@RebeccasFarm and I couldn’t unsee that! Lolll

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

26 Mar 23

The Exorcist movie is sooooooo creepy

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@kaylachan (85128)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Mar 23

Never considered colorful words to be.... another language. But whatever.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

26 Mar 23

Colorful words sound very nice loll

@rakski (157629)

• Philippines

24 Mar 23

Hurting your toes is really a pain in the a**

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@rakski (157629)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

@sol_cee oh definitely!!

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

More painful than a heartbreak lolll

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@KristenH (33591)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

24 Mar 23

I can't speak 17 languages. I know English and French, and some Italian, Spanish, Japanese, or German words. Yep, we have a funny bone in our arms. Be careful. I never hit my funny bone, but I had recently stubbed my right toes. Bruised and painful for a while, but now it's healing.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

Oh wow, you’re a linguist! How did you come to learn many words from different languages?

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Mar 23

I always make sure to wear close shoes when in a crowd because I don't want people hitting my toe.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

That too is super painful. I know friends who ended their friendship because someone stepped on the other’s toe

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@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

26 Mar 23

@sol_cee That's possible. Even if it's not done intentionally the pain is so terrible.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

26 Mar 23

@florelway I know, right? Friendship over because of an accident is too lame

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@snowy22315 (209746)

• United States

25 Mar 23

OOh, stubbed toes can really hurt.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

More painful than being ghosted

@May2k8 (19806)

• Indonesia

26 Mar 23

I can only say it in my own language, and my little finger was bent due to being hit by a motorbike when it fell on the highway. And it really feels like it wants to break and hurts so much.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

Oh my, that sounds

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Mar 23

I feel pretty worldly now

. All of us stub our toes on a certain dining chair here all the time - stupid chair

. Toe-temo itai

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

26 Mar 23

But I can't just throw it away - it's part of the dining set

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

26 Mar 23

that’s why that chair is too smug ( yes, I can see him now with his smug chair look)

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

Toe-temo itai indeed!

and throw away that stupid chair!

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40098)

• Toccoa, Georgia

25 Mar 23

Oh yes, I have stubbed my toes more than hitting my elbow. That really hurts.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40098)

• Toccoa, Georgia

29 Mar 23

@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

I hope I don’t jinx it but I haven’t stubbed my toes this month yet lolll

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@LadyDuck (503522)

• Italy

25 Mar 23

As I remove the shoes to come in the "computer room", I stub my small toe quite often and it is painful.

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@LadyDuck (503522)

• Italy

26 Mar 23

@sol_cee - We have parquet on the floor and a ivory carpet in front of our desks, no shoes are allowed in that room. At home we never wear outside shoes, we use slippers upstairs and house shoes on the main floor.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

26 Mar 23

@LadyDuck in my house also, I don’t allow anyone to wear their shoes inside,which is a bit strange for many but I don’t care. My house, my rules lolll

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

Oh wow, you have a no shoes policy in your computer room Anna?

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@Shiva49 (28445)

• Singapore

25 Mar 23

I am once bitten twice shy but it does not last long before I forget to take care. Yes, stubbing the toe or scraping it against whatever can really hurt.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

Ouch

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@arunima25 (93196)

• Bangalore, India

25 Mar 23

I have stubbed my little toes many times and it really hurts. Once I even damaged my nails and it took a long time for a new one to come. I am pretty impressed by your linguistic skills

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

Oh my, have the toe nails grown back completely?

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

@arunima25 congratulations it was resurrected

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@arunima25 (93196)

• Bangalore, India

28 Mar 23

@sol_cee Yes, it has. I was around ten years old them. It's been more than three decades now.

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@MrDenata (12954)

• Indonesia

25 Mar 23

the older I get, I stub my toes more often now LOL

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

Lolll so age has got to do with it?

@GardenGerty (169744)

• United States

25 Mar 23

I have heard that the sole purpose of that toe is to make sure your furniture is all in the correct place.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

poor toe

@allknowing (153529)

• India

25 Mar 23

And especially in winter!! Ouch!!!

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

SOrry, I don't understand. What do you mean by that?

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@jstory07 (148962)

• Roseburg, Oregon

25 Mar 23

I stub my toes all the time. I walk around barefoot in the house.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

29 Mar 23

Don’t you have house slippers?

@RasmaSandra (98537)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 Mar 23

Personally, I think hitting elbows and stubbing toes are equally painful. Then there is also the very painful situation when you smack the back of your hand against a hard surface.

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

That too, and I always feel stupid when I do that

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@YrNemo (20254)

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25 Mar 23

I hope I don't jinx myself, but I often bruise my legs and knees more. (Not that I have long legs or anything, just too clumpsy or too blind I guess.)

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

25 Mar 23

I think you do have long legs like Daddy Long Legs in Judy Abbott

@pitsipeahie (5758)

•

25 Mar 23

Now I surely stub my toes more often than I'd hit my elbow. Dang, it hurts more!

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@sol_cee (38927)

• Philippines

27 Mar 23

That's life loll

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