injuries
Alex Trebek Injured While Chasing Burglar
Richard Lawson · 07/27/11 03:29PMJeopardy host Alex Trebek arrived at the National Geographic World Championship, which he was hosting, on crutches today. Apparently he fell while "chasing a burglar" at 2:30 am at his San Francisco hotel and snapped his Achilles tendon. Hm. I'll take improbable explanations for $800. Also, what is: ouch. Jeopardy jokes! [ABC 7, photo via Getty]
Ghost Injures Woman Engaged in Graveyard Sexy Time
Max Read · 06/04/11 03:14PMA 39-year-old woman in Hamilton, N.J., was engaged in what the police describe as "extracurricular activities" (mock trial, maybe?) at Ahavath Israel cemetery when a falling tombstone injured her leg. The injuries were not serious, and the cemetery decided not to press charges, but two things stand out to us: One, the woman and "a male friend" were visiting the grave of "a relative" when they decided to get down. And, well, we're not against graveyard sex, per se, but we think people should stick to graveyards where their relatives aren't buried, out of respect.
Bounce House Carries Girls Away on Gust of Wind
Max Read · 02/20/11 08:38PMTwo girls were hurt in Arizona over the weekend when the inflatable castle in which they were bouncing was carried away by a sudden gust of wind and deposited on the roof of a neighbor's house. One of the girls is still in the emergency room with serious head injuries, apparently in "serious but stable condition"; the other seems to have escaped with only minor injuries. In the future, please, remember to properly secure your enormous air-filled castle; but remember that wind is not the only danger threatening your bounce house-occupying children: Last year, California's attorney general filed a lawsuit over high levels of lead in bounce-house vinyl. [ABC15; KOLD; stock image via Shutterstock]
Dogs Only Sniff You for Your Own Good
Hamilton Nolan · 02/02/11 04:07PMMan Shot in Head, Sneezes Out Bullet
Max Read · 01/11/11 10:28PMWatch Hugh Jackman Get Hit in the Nuts While Playing Cricket
Christopher Han · 12/26/10 06:24PMOprah Winfrey Almost Took Hugh Jackman's Eye Out
Brian Moylan · 12/14/10 11:24AMObama's Lip Heals In Record Time
Jim Newell · 12/07/10 12:58PMWarning: the Food You Consume Is Full of Delicious Poison
Hamilton Nolan · 10/14/10 02:44PMDerek Jeter Feigns Injury from a Ball That Never Hit Him
Matt Cherette · 09/17/10 12:58PMBattered German Sideline Reporter Jessica Kastrop Gives Her First American Interview
Morgan Barry · 08/31/10 10:05AMIn an Early Show exclusive interview, Harry Smith interviewed the German sideline reporter who took a soccer ball to the dome. With the clip on a constant loop, Jessica Kastrop explained how this makes a head-shot hat trick for her.
Pratfalling Teacher Is a Poor Actor
Hamilton Nolan · 08/03/10 09:05AMVuvuzela Ruptures Woman's Throat
Maureen O'Connor · 06/18/10 02:08PMDo Not Stop Working Out Until Your Bones Fracture
Hamilton Nolan · 04/01/10 04:47PMCowboy Boots: Fashionable Yet Deadly
Mike Byhoff · 01/04/10 04:15PMPaula Deen Gets Hit in the Face With a Flying Holiday Ham
Mike Byhoff · 11/23/09 01:20PMTom DeLay Quits TV Dance Show
Pareene · 10/07/09 09:19AMJay Leno Has a Few Snappy Head Injury Bits
Hamilton Nolan · 09/29/09 09:06AMKeaton Injured, Doing Fine
cityfile · 06/29/09 02:23PMDiane Keaton fell and bumped her head on the set of her new movie, Morning Glory, in Battery Park City this morning. She was taken to the hospital for tests, but she didn't sustain any serious injuries, so she'll be back at work tomorrow. Which is great news for Keaton because, as Ryan O'Neal has discovered in recent days, the media can only accommodate a certain number of celebrity deaths at any one time. [AP]