Childhood Versus Adult Injuries

Childhood injuries: Fell off my bike Fell out of a tree Twisted my ankle Adult injuries: Slept wrong Sat down too long Sneezed too hard

A cartoon child with a scraped knee lists dramatic childhood injuries, while an X-ray-style image of an adult with severe back pain lists trivial causes like sleeping wrong, sitting too long, and sneezing too hard. The joke is that adults can be incapacitated by minor everyday movements, unlike the serious accidents they survived as children. It is used as a relatable reaction to back pain and aging. EN: A cartoon child with a scraped knee lists dramatic childhood injuries, while an X-ray-style image of an adult with severe back pain lists trivial causes like sleeping wrong, sitting too long, and sneezing too hard. The joke is that adults can be incapacitated by minor everyday movements, unlike the serious accidents they survived as children. It is used as a relatable reaction to back pain and aging.

• @afrosidemoon / 15906 2019-07-28