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Ouch! That had to hurt.

flickr.com — Medical personnel stabilize Ogden Standard-Examiner photographer Ryan McGeeney's leg after he was pierced by a javelin directly below his right knee while covering the Utah state high school track championships at Brigham Young University's. The Photographer took the picture of the injury himself, I would be passed out cold.

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haydukeqc, on 11/19/2008, -3/+307what? its only a flesh wound
scribat, on 11/19/2008, -4/+160Mmmmm... people kebab...
brianhood, on 11/19/2008, -2/+106what gauge is that?
wolfing, on 11/19/2008, -10/+95That's Chuck Norris version of acupuncture
ggfobster, on 11/19/2008, -8/+89These comments suck.
DickyT83, on 11/19/2008, -2/+79Good point.
inactive, on 11/19/2008, -2/+78you are a ***** retard
JKAL, on 11/19/2008, -1/+68good for you!, remembering is a normal thing, keep at it you will get used to it.
jazztronikk, on 11/19/2008, -1/+67How about this one:

http://www.omfg.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/om ...
defenswens26, on 11/19/2008, -0/+46Great, now I've got a craving to watch The Holy Grail tonight when I've got a paper due tomorrow...
billizm, on 11/19/2008, -18/+56I remember seeing this story and picture back when it happened, in May.
ultraJesus, on 11/19/2008, -1/+39Its amazing how little blood there is in a lot of sports injury pictures.
GawtMilk, on 11/20/2008, -0/+36OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
billbugger, on 11/19/2008, -1/+36I'll bite your legs off!
Enishiru, on 11/19/2008, -0/+33don't you know? photographers are badass
inactive, on 11/19/2008, -2/+34Javelin - Cost:20gp Dam:1d10 Crit:18-20/x2 Weight:2 lb Type: Piercing
jmpeagle, on 11/19/2008, -5/+36http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF7YiN8f0iA

which hurt more?
zookee, on 11/19/2008, -0/+28Neither are bullets, but put enough speed behind it and... well you get the picture.
Ogre73, on 11/19/2008, -0/+27Cleveland Brown: "Oooooh... That's just nasty......"
inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+26What a dedicated reporter; takes the picture himself!
burstaneurysm, on 11/19/2008, -2/+27*****. That.
sockpuppets, on 11/19/2008, -0/+23That'll buff right out.
andywu92, on 11/19/2008, -0/+22He had a sharp eye.
jerrolds, on 11/19/2008, -0/+21Don't be a bitch - walk it off.
ExoBit, on 11/19/2008, -1/+21I'm surprised that people are still surprised by this.
Nubli, on 11/19/2008, -1/+19About 1/8th.
Richie311, on 11/19/2008, -4/+22First Gay marriage, Now photographers. What else well these pesky Mormons spear head.
jordantneff, on 11/19/2008, -1/+18Someone must've given him a tip
xGuerrillaRadio, on 11/19/2008, -2/+19That's what she said.
BugsSport, on 11/19/2008, -1/+17I bet you expected this to be a comment about him not making it any better...ADMIT IT!
Davids26, on 11/19/2008, -1/+16Nice description: "The photographer took the picture himself"
Nooo waaaay
lagannt, on 11/19/2008, -0/+15http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/19/national ...

Here's an article that goes into a little more depth about the photo (pun not originally intended.)
inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+15It's called Momentum, man
Sisko41, on 11/19/2008, -0/+15good thing you didn't see it when it was front page with 38 diggs. you would have lost it.
faceless323, on 11/19/2008, -0/+14SURPRISE BITCHES!
Locke23, on 11/20/2008, -0/+14***** MAN,
billbugger, on 11/19/2008, -0/+13I'm surprised that your surprised.
sephiroth965, on 11/20/2008, -0/+13I honestly can't believe it's not.
cgibbo, on 11/19/2008, -1/+14Really ***** that up, didnt ya.
Whaines, on 11/20/2008, -0/+11And which role with the dice be playing?
DickyT83, on 11/19/2008, -0/+10I'm surprised that your surprised that he's surprised.
bwolf180, on 11/20/2008, -0/+10come on guys, we get the point
dhVyse, on 11/20/2008, -0/+10He just had to take a stab at it.
glinsvad, on 11/19/2008, -1/+11Memorable quotes -> instant gratification
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/quotes
rootsm3, on 11/19/2008, -0/+10Ok.
mmembrino, on 11/20/2008, -0/+9www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CI7c-rxFMU

I beg to differ.
centran, on 11/19/2008, -0/+9actually if this is the incident I think it is then yes... it was only a flesh wound. It didn't cause any muscle damage and I believe they said he was very lucky as it missed a main artery in the leg by an inch.
humperdeath, on 11/20/2008, -0/+9Try outs for the goalie for the Javelin team begins this Monday morning.
seretta24, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8failure.
dantehman03, on 11/19/2008, -1/+9I'm surprised that you're surprised that he's surprised by his surprise.
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