Today, I was trying to fix a stapler, but it turns out it wasn't broken at all. It wouldn't staple a small stack of papers but had no trouble stapling through my finger. FML
tatertotes13 tells us more.
tatertotes13 10
OP here. Apparently this requires more explanation than I thought. The stapler was jammed so I opened the top to see if the staples were stuck. When I went to close it, the top took a lot of force to close again. My hand slipped and it sent a staple into my finger. It was an accident. I wasn't "testing it out on my finger." At the time, I was in school. I was using the only stapler in the library and it's not like I could leave school in the middle of the day to "go buy a new one." Have a little more faith in me.
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wheresmymary 22
That's why we don't test out staplers on our fingers
ForeverAnArcher 20
Oh my gosh, OP! That must have really hurt! I hope your finger gets better soon!
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ForeverAnArcher 20
Oh my gosh, OP! That must have really hurt! I hope your finger gets better soon!
ChocolateScyther 19
I physically cringed reading that. Hope your finger heals up OP, but you should probably get a tetanus shot
shiba10 26
I don't think it's that serious, you'd expect staples to be clean and not rusty haha
UserError94 18
Maybe he was running his injured finger on a rusty pipe after..?
tzuri4 11
Omg you almost gave me a heart attack that's like my worst fear
HoboMeth 36
Try opening up the stapler next time
syki 22
You forgot that paper beats stapler but stapler beats finger.
Zelphoric 25
Thanks, I'll be sure to remember that the next time I play rock paper stapler with my friends.
jacsoccerdude3 10
Why wouldn't you try a single piece of paper?
SpyroMello 29
Who staples a single sheet of paper?
False_Stupidity 42
People that are testing a stapler, duh!
wheresmymary 22
That's why we don't test out staplers on our fingers
Joisan 20
OP probably was trying to open up the stapler to check if a staple was jammed and the stapler fired by accident. Highly doubt they were deliberately trying to staple their finger.
WCARlover 35
Troll stapler
phantomxbg 17
I'm sorry, not much advice but I'll pray for you
xChaos 29
Dear lord, please have mercy on our beloved op and give him a speedy recovery from his life - threatening stapler injury.
sandraw1 22
Amen
sciencebitches 11
I'm a little worried as to why your first instinct was to test the stapler on your finger...
yerawizardlizzy 27
I highly doubt OP was like "I'm going to test this on my finger!" They probably thought their fingers were out of the way.
wasliedtoasakid 22
Maybe try opening up the stapler and seeing if a staple got stuck, next time. Or just don't staple your finger.