Once when a teenager, our friend D was hanging around the house bored on a Sunday. He had a plunger in his room (his dad had recently been doing some plumbing repairs in the bathroom) and idly stuck it onto his forehead like a dalek, as you do.
When he finally prised it off, the suction had created a huge red circle on his forehead which remained highly visible when he woke up on Monday morning, so he had to bunk off school lest he risk social pariah-dom for the rest of his schooldays.
This episode led to the word 'plungering' entering our common language. (The opposite to 'plungering' was 'ulcering' which is self-explanatory.)
God, I'm bored. Where's a plunger when you want one?
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Glen Benton went one further than that. He branded the image of an upside-down cross onto his forehead. Yes, with a cattle brander. On purpose.
Psycho! Why did he have a cattle brander? Was he on a farm?
This reminds me of a skinhead who had SNIKS tattoed on his forehead. It said SNIKS because he'd done it himself, in the mirror. True story.
Both my flatmates are going away on holiday soon (not together) leaving me alone.
I'm worried I'm going to end up doing things like this during the time I'm on my own.
My mistake, it wasn't an actual cattle brander, it was a crucifix pendant that was heated up and 'applied' to his forehead. He did a good job of it, imagine the embarrasment if it was slightly off-center?
Just tuned in for the first time for ages and I'm sitting next to D right now. We have been reminising about that very word recently. Thoses guys had a knack for inventing words that cut to the bones of what they wanted to say.
Sometimes I still delve into that language when other words just don't say it but end up wishing I hadn't when its with people who don't share that history. I'm surprised that they haven't passed into common language. I always thought they would.
You can pay good money to have that done to you. It's called cupping. I did. On my back though. The marks lasted for weeks. It's a bit like a huge rubber hickey.
This reminds me of a skinhead who had SNIKS tattoed on his forehead. It said SNIKS because he'd done it himself, in the mirror. True story.
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