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Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:22 am

So tonight, I hung out with my buddy and we went to Buffalo Wild Wings. I had just started my 3rd wing and swallowed all the skin at once. Well, almost swallowed. It got stuck. I was choking and could breathe. And the booths were so narrow that even if any one DID try to help me, I was stuck. Not that any one tried to help me. Even though the waiter was looking right at me. Realizing I had to save MYSELF. I started trying to swallow or regurgitate or something. No go. So I tried to get it out by Heimliching it out. That didn't work with that little of room to maneuver. By this time I was feeling a little fuzzy. So I reached into my mouth and pulled it out. My buddy is laughing now. He just walked up. Needless to say I lost my appetite. On my 3rd wing. Out of 12.

Normally when I almost die it is my chest acting up. This came clear out of left field. Any near death experiences you'd like to share? (ok. So choking like that isn't like almost being hit by a train or something, but it is freaking ME out.)

Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:34 am

When I was twelve, I got hypothermia. In my bedroom. That was fun.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:40 am

When I was around 4 years old I almost drowned in a pool.

When I was around 12 my family was driving to the airport when a lightning bolt nearly hit our car. The driver swerved out of the way and nearly drove off a small cliff.

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Pnemonia and whooping cough at 12... wheeeeeeeee. Hospital for five days, complete with breathing apparatus.

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I choked on a gram cracker when I was 6. Was very blue, I believe. Don't remember it, though.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 05:21 am

Every March/April I stay home for the whole month because of my allergies. I literally can't breathe, I can't walk, I can't talk, I can't do anything without having a three-minutes-long sneezing fit.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 05:30 am

Pneumonia almost killed me when I was around 8 or 9, and later during my irresponsible party phase as a teen I remember (vaguely) an incident involving a hand full of cubensis two double stacked blue dolphins and a big bottle of Cisco that probably should have killed me. Confused

Edit oh yeah there were fireworks too, almost forgot that. Embarrassed

Posted: Feb 22 2009 05:39 am

I've almost gotten hit by a few cars, that's the closest I've come to death. *knock on wood.*

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Feb 22 2009 05:40 am

Doesn't it feel great to be alive?

Posted: Feb 22 2009 05:43 am

Only sometimes.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 06:35 am

When I was a baby, my dad's buddy was feeding me peanuts and I started to choke. So he picked me up by my feet and smacked me on the back. The peanut shot out.

When I was in, like, 12th grade, I drank more than any human being should ever be able to consume and spent the next three days in complete agony. The list of consumed alcohol included somewhere in the range of 20 beers, and as much fireball, Capt. Morgan's, and Smirnoff as I could get my hands on. Seriously, I've been kinda afraid of drinking ever since.

I also got hit by a car once, but it was fucking hilarious, not really scary.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 08:09 am

For the record I am glad that none of you have kicked the bucket. Smile

Posted: Feb 22 2009 08:19 am

1. Fell out of a raft in Level 3 whitewater rapids near a bunch of sharp rocks when I was fourteen. Got banged up and went under a couple times. It was fucking SCARY.

2. In my freshman year of college, I got severely dehydrated and had to be carried to health services. That sucked hardcore.

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Feb 22 2009 09:08 am

While driving on the freeway, the hood of my car flew up into the windshield.

To make it even more fun, my girlfriend (now my wife) was in the car...and it was her first time visiting me. Yay

Speaking of my wife, she has a pretty serious blood disorder that has nearly killed her a few times (it's perfectly under control now).

Posted: Feb 22 2009 10:25 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

1. Fell out of a raft in Level 3 whitewater rapids near a bunch of sharp rocks when I was fourteen. Got banged up and went under a couple times. It was fucking SCARY.

Holy shit I bet, that sounds fucking scary! Shocked

I got a friend that had a similar experience, except he was drunk and passed out before falling into the river. Luckily for him a good Samaritan jumped in and fished his goofy ass out.

He said he awoke to some dude performing CPR on him and was freaked out because he was soaking wet, his pants were gone, and some dude was lip locking him. Laughing

UsaSatsui wrote:

While driving on the freeway, the hood of my car flew up into the windshield.

To make it even more fun, my girlfriend (now my wife) was in the car...and it was her first time visiting me. Yay

Damn dude that sucks. Laughing

Posted: Feb 22 2009 11:02 am

I almost drowned when I was 7. I hadn't learned to swim yet and I was sitting on what we call "the raft," which is an anchored wooden platform at a swimming area we call "The Cove." I don't remember how I had gotten there, because the water was a few feet above my head around the raft, but I was kicking my legs in the water while sitting and was splashing some kid, I guess. He pushed me into the water, semi-jokingly and not knowing I couldn't swim. After a while, he understood what he had done and saved me.

I used to run around the woods/igneous hills alone on the island here a lot and I realize now that if I had ever sprained an ankle or broken a leg out there, I would've been fucked.

The first time I got super hammered, I thought I was going to die. Between vomiting sessions, I was telling my friends who could have what of my stuff. I had a parade the next day and I was one of the few people from the party that made it. Dedication, bitches.

One night, I was lying on the living room floor of my friend's house and passed out. Eventually I came to with everyone hovering over me, slapping my face and getting ready to call an ambulance. To this day, I still have no idea what happened, but I was fine after... as far as I know.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 11:36 am

When I was in 4th grade, I got Kawasaki disease. There was a kid from the next town that died from it. Nobody told me about that until I was older.

When I was 22 I overdosed on painkillers. I was scared shitless that I was gonna die. I haven't touched them since.

Syd Lexia wrote:

1. Fell out of a raft in Level 3 whitewater rapids near a bunch of sharp rocks when I was fourteen. Got banged up and went under a couple times. It was fucking SCARY.

When we went rafting through the Royal Gorge, we made it through without losing anybody, but several people in other boats were tossed out in class IV/V (it varies depending on the streamflow) rapids. I was scared shitless of getting tossed over. It was a helluva rush and great fun.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 12:13 pm

When I was a little kid I was running around my grandpa's backyard using an old rusty pitchfork without a handle to pretend I was Wolverine. I fell on it and ended up with some lovely puncture wounds just under my ribs, that probably could have killed me had it gone a little worse. Embarrassed

Posted: Feb 22 2009 12:36 pm

Closest thing to me dying was falling of a porch and landing square on my back on top of a grill that was currently cooking some food.... I had a nice burn marks from the lava rocks that were in the grill.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 01:17 pm

When I was around 16, I was jumping on a trampoline with my friends. During one jump I did half a backflip and nearly landed on my neck, which might have resulted in death.

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When I was 14 I almost fell off a cliff. The scout group my cousin was with was going camping and I went with him. The group climbed a mountain and we were throwing rocks off of it I picked up a big one and threw it but didn't let go until the last possible moment. Scary

Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:14 pm

I've choked on pizza like, countless times. I'm never, EVER, ordering extra cheese for as long as I live.

Almost drowned when I was 8 too on the beach, but thank god it was like, noon, and there were 20 lifeguards there. I could swim like a champ ever since I was 12, so that'll never happen again either.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:28 pm

choking and hang overs are the closest to a near-life experience i've had.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 02:48 pm

When I was probably 12 or so, I was outside making snowforts and what not with my brothers. I was on the roof of my house and for whatever reason I ended up lying on my back with my head pointed down. My snowsuit lost its grip and I slid off the roof head first. Somehow, I managed to turn 90 degrees in mid air, and landed within a couple inches of the concrete patio.

Posted: Feb 22 2009 03:17 pm

I was in a go-kart accident when I was around 10 years old and it was only extremely good luck that spinal column didnt snap in two.