Am I Clumsy, Unlucky or What? Part Two Quiz

Answer: Curb

A curb is a cement/concrete structure which acts like a support or wall from the ground to the pavement. Often you will see sewer drains built into the curb as well.

Answer: Red blood

Yes, sanguine means red like blood. It also means that it consists of blood or is related to blood. Gross! After scraping your elbow across the pavement, you would be bleeding too! Ouch! That hurt.

Answer: Drooled

Yes, he drooled all over the inside and the outside of my purse. To drivel means to let saliva dribble and drool out. It also means to talk stupidly, which is what I did as I muttered to myself. I couldn't very well continue to the museum this way! I was a mess!

Answer: Bridge of the nose

The nasal dorsum is the bridge of the nose. It is that area between the eyebrows. I could feel it swelling up really fast and knew I must have looked like Quasimodo by now! Gee! By the time I got back home, I was so puffy that I could hardly see. I hurried to get some ointment for my stings, but since I couldn't see very well I backed right into the edge of the open closet door and bruised my hip.

Answer: Heel bone

The calcaneus is the medical term used to describe the heel bone. Well, let me tell you, the dog's toy bone was so hard and chewed up that it felt like I had a three inch hole in my heel. I thought I was going to die, it hurt so much. Finally, once the pain in my heel settled down, I managed to get into the bathroom and then I fumbled around until I found the tube of ointment for those wasp stings.

Answer: Ointment for muscle pains

Liniment is a mixture of many substances to produce an ointment for rubbing into sore muscles. "Absorbine Jr" is a well known brand of liniment. Liniment does not belong around, near or in your eyes. It stings!

Answer: Pink eye

Conjunctivitis is a condition known as pink eye. It is an infection which makes eyes really bloodshot looking, which makes the whites look completely pink. There is seepage from the eyes, in my case, tears! I decided to take a shower.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had a dinner date with that cute fellow that I met at my office building last week right after I won the employee of the month award.

Answer: Ghastliness

Hideous means unattractive, very ugly, horrible and shocking, just to name a few synonyms of the word. My elbow was scraped, my heel was throbbing, my eyes were swollen from hornet stings and bloodshot from the wrong ointment, my hip was bruised and I had a date coming any minute now.

Answer: A small bunch of flowers

A nosegay is a small bunch of flowers which are all cut to the same length and arranged in a round shaped bouquet. I just about passed out and my gentleman caller quickly grabbed me, asking what in the world had happened to me. I started to cry and he asked if he could come in.

Answer: Chuckling gleefully

Chortle means to chuckle gleefully, to express with a gleeful chuckle. It is a joyful laugh. Why were we laughing joyfully you ask? Because the whole thing really was rather funny when you think about it. I mean, even I can picture myself sprawled on the road, then a purse full of drool and the wrong ointment for the bee stings, and then the look on his face when he saw me at the door. You have to admit, that must have been a sight to see. Ha ha ha!