For those of you that know the Yoskovitz family personally, you'd know that we're prone to two things: 1. Ridiculous injuries; and, 2. Exaggeration. Combined, this becomes an extremely powerful force for annoying the heck out of family and friends. Our wives are particularly targeted by this force. I may dub this, "The Yoskovitz Force", or better yet, "The Yoskovitz Way". Two nights ago while giving my son a bath, my wife was blowing bubbles over the bathtub. I'll spare you all of the gruesome details, but suffice it to say I got caught in the crossfire. Yup, that's right...horror of horrors, a bubble hit me in the eye. Have you ever been hit in the eye by a bubble? It stings horribly. It felt like my eye was being stabbed repeatedly with daggers. The instant it happened, I flinched viciously and said to my wife, "I think a bubble went in my eye." She replied, in a tone all wives possess, "Don't tell me you have a bubble injury." It was true, friends. I had a bubble injury. My eye bled for a few hours, but I persevered. I managed to continue with my son's bath and get him tucked safely into bed. The complaining lasted a few hours more before my wife threw the entire container of bubble mixture at me. Luckily, with my cat-like reflexes I avoided the projectile. I've had numerous injuries from things that many people might consider inane or harmless. So have my father and uncle (both involved in IGotNewsForYou). In fact, my uncle's wrist injury is likely the most famous one of all...he was inflicted with the injury to his wrist while wiping his behind. No one is quite sure whether it was the angle of his wrist and arm as he went for the wipe, the heaviness of the toilet paper, or some other nefarious factor, but suffice it to say, uncle Al's wrist was hurt, and we're still hearing about it years later. (In fact, several IGotNewsForYou stories have been written about it as well.) Now I'm certain this combination of ridiculous injuries and exaggeration is not only a Yoskovitz thing, but I must admit that we have mastered both to a point where it is all quite like an art form. Stay safe, and watch out for nuclear bubbles. (Technorati Tags: humor, silly injuries)