New Super Mario Bros. Hurts

By Matthew Wadleigh · July 12, 2006

The other day, I was in bed with my girlfriend and we were playing New Super Mario Bros. We were alternating between levels and I was up. I got almost to the end of the level when I jumped poorly and went down a chasm. In frustration and embarassment (because I had cockily ensured my girlfriend that I would in fact dominate the level), I slammed my fist down onto, what I thought, was the bed. I ended up hitting the bed frame, and my thumb nail turned instantly black. It hurt like hell.

Here's a picture:

This was almost a month ago too, and I just took this picture tonight. I suspect that the thumb nail's going to fall off pretty soon.

Comments 9

lasthero Jul 12, 2006

You should seriously get that checked out.

Halon Jul 12, 2006

That happened to me once after I was hammering a nail and missed. It fell off after three days I think.

disco Jul 12, 2006

>_< Dude, get that checked out.

I lost one of my fingernails in a similar fashion, just with a car door. You ought to get it fixed before it gets infected.

janus Jul 13, 2006

I was worried you were going to say something bad about NSMB!

EmP Staff Jul 13, 2006

NSMB is as mouldy and gunk-filled as your thumbnail!

I should know - I reviewed it!

janus Jul 13, 2006

Don't listen to the DIRTY LIAR. NSMB rocks.

Genj Jul 13, 2006

That nail looks pretty bad. If it were me, I'd just rip it off because I'm manly like that.

bluberry Jul 13, 2006

Go to a doctor. Not because that itself looks so horrible, but because you really do not want a nailbed infection. Ask my big toe.

That said, if the nail falls off, go downtown and drop in some change-begging homeless guy's cup.

asherdeus Blogger Jul 13, 2006

Generally, I really don't like going to the doctor. I think the nail is about to fall off anyway. I can see nail bed at the base of my nail now, up around the cuticle. I think it's any day. As for your suggestion blu, I think I'll just do that.