Topic: Bite the Bullet. Origin/Meaning

Redleg · January 16th, 2004

Maybe not that funny

, but it's a good story anyway..

Bite the Bullet, Origin/Meaning

When U.S. Civil War casualties were carried off the field with a mangled arm or leg, the soldiers couldn't turn away when a surgeon with a bloody apron approached with a scalpel or a saw. Sometimes, the supply of painkillers and whiskey had run out, forcing the medics to place a soft-lead bullet in the patient's mouth. It wasn't much, but it made amputation a little easier to bite the bullet instead of lying on the table screaming.

Ouch...

(Mindlesscrap.com)

Redneck · January 16th, 2004

Yeah, and a little lead poisoning never hurt anyone, it just builds character.

Schwul · November 5th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redneck

Yeah, and a little lead poisoning never hurt anyone, it just builds character.

oh that's just bad. XD

January 16th, 2004	Post 1
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Post; Bite the Bullet. Origin/Meaning Maybe not that funny , but it's a good story anyway.. Bite the Bullet, Origin/Meaning When U.S. Civil War casualties were carried off the field with a mangled arm or leg, the soldiers couldn't turn away when a surgeon with a bloody apron approached with a scalpel or a saw. Sometimes, the supply of painkillers and whiskey had run out, forcing the medics to place a soft-lead bullet in the patient's mouth. It wasn't much, but it made amputation a little easier to bite the bullet instead of lying on the table screaming. Ouch... (Mindlesscrap.com)

January 16th, 2004	Post 2
Redneck Buttercup	Yeah, and a little lead poisoning never hurt anyone, it just builds character. __________________ No boom, no boom, no boom, Amen.

Topic: Bite the Bullet. Origin/Meaning

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