Follow-up: What is a common childhood illness or injury you avoided?
Asked on the Southbound Amtrak train from Salinas to Los Angeles.
DAVID COY | Marketing | Oakland
A: On a high school date, I climbed a model of a baby blue whale. I slipped and landed on my knee and popped my bursal sac. It swelled to twice its size.
Lucky Duck: I played football in high school for four years and never got injured.
CADE ODEN RANDALL | Landscaping | Oregon
A: I got a repetitive strain injury in my hands from playing a video game called “Osu!” It’s kind of like “Dance, Dance Revolution,” except with a mouse and keyboard.
Roll On: I was really into roller derby from 2013-14. I managed to never get hurt.
JERICHO FREID | Entrepreneur | San Luis Obispo
A: I was snowboarding in Colorado and attempted a 180 from a quarter pipe. My board slipped and I landed on my head.
Pox on You: I never got the chicken pox.
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