So Trippy McTrip (that's me) struck again on Sunday. After having two martinis on the roof of Hotel Gansevoort, I tripped (on my heels? on a pebble? on nothing—I'm just a lightweight and a klutz?) on 13th Street and completely wiped out. I'm not talking about a wobble here, I fell face-forward onto the pavement. Thankfully no one was walking ahead of me, behind me, or across the street from me, so I saved myself some embarrassment. However, because I was wearing a dress and open-toed shoes, I completely skinned my knee AND ruined my brand new pedicure. Dangit.
Okay, so anyway, I've been hobbling around my apartment for two days now, trying to recover from the knee wound (I'm over my botched toe nails), and I've discovered two more words that completely gross me out. Back in February I admitted to not liking the word "moist," today I'd like to add "ointment" and "ooze" to that.
You see, my skinned knee is oozing yellow goo. Yeah, gross. To make sure it doesn't become infected, I've been smearing ointment on it. Yeah, gross again. OINTment. I think it's the OINT part that makes it so yucky.
More words that gross you out?
Aug 8, 2006
Gross Words - Part II
18 comments:
I never liked squish. Right up there with moist. Yuck!
I agree with your choice of words! About a month ago I suffered a fairly bad 2nd degree burn on my arm at work. (I'm a bakery manager, it's a job hazard!) It oozed for about 4 days. I did not have to apply ointment as I am allergic to the sulfer in most burn ointments so the doc recommended cream. Cream is a much friendlier word than ointment.
Karen, I am sorry about your accident. I can completely relate. These things seem to happen to me for unexplained reasons.... the burn mentioned above was due to poorly designed oven racks which after the accident the company I work for has decided to retro fit for saftey and/or replace company-wide.
Sometime I'll tell you about my other work mishaps... including getting dog food in my eye, my first (and nearly second ) time getting stitches and my multiple concussions. Man, I should be getting hazard pay!
Stay safe!
"Moist" and "Lubricate" are two of the words I hate the most. Everything about those 2 words make me want to vomit a little in my mouth.
Be sure to keep it clean. It might still become infected. If you start running a fever, even though you think it's healed, go to the doctor. Staff infection. This happened to my daughter a couple of years ago after wiping out on a scooter. We thought she might have appendicitis because of her white cell count, and then I remembered to ask the doctor about the little swelling on her knee.
Oh great. My leg's gonna fall off, isn't it?
I hate the word terminate - it doesnt gross me out - but it is just such a nasty word!!!
bugger is so gross!!!!!!
scab is disgusting as well.
Ok, I'm out. I got nothin'!
the word moist grosses me out. especially when they use it in a cake commercial.
I have accidents like that ALL THE TIME. Usually I do it in front of a ton of people and get harassed about it.
I busted ass on Michigan and Ohio. I was wearing wedge sandles and couldn't handle them I guess! Some guys tried to help me up so that was nice at least. But yes, I fall in public quite often.
I hate the word cubicle, it just doesn't seem appropriate for an office setting!
Sorry about your knee, I hope you feel better soon.
Pour some peroxide over it. It'll burn but it will bubble up and clean it well. I hope you're cleaning it before putting ointment on it. What kind of ointment? Neosporin is good stuff and it will heal scars a little.
Words I don't like
puberty
menstruation
masterbation
OK, how's about orifice and pustule?
Whenever I say the word orifice, I feel like a mix between a 13 yo boy and Beavis and Butthead - Say it with me - She said orifice, huh huh, orifice; yeah, orifice.
Pustule is just gross, no way around it.
Sunshine
I always thought "shingles", the disease, sounded gross. And then I got it this past June.
Schmegma.
Not sure how it's spelled.
I love how you're just a normal, clutzy chick and not afraid to be that way!
Trying to think of other words that gross me out. This is fun.
How 'bout:
crotch-rot. That's a good one.
Thanks for selecting Colin. I was one who suggested. Don't forget they say he hooked up with Britney Spears. Even though he's a 'ho, I'd still hook up with him.
'Weepy' Not like, weepy-crying, I mean like weepy-oozing. I didnt realise how much I disliked it until Emma, a mate of mine was trying to remember someones name and described him as "You know, the one with the weeping piercing!" BLUEGH!! I have a problem with the Sp...word too. I have to break it into two seperate words it bothers me so much...Sp-Ank! Eek!
My boyfriend hates the words "treats" "munchies" and "veggies". Something about the "eeeee-s" Anyway, our deal is that whenever he does something to irritate me, I get him back by saying those three words in a row.
This post is almost a year old now, but I got here from a new entry... so that's ok, right?
Anyway... I have always hated the word "chunky" in any context... but especially when describing a person.
BTW - I just read Save Karyn and really enjoyed it!!! :)
Melanie
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