Okay, so you were
out late, and
prolly drinking enough
ethanol to
strip paint. Being a
kind person you think you will walk through the
house with the
lights off --
you never know when there will be
somebody asleep on your
couch. So, you do this
stupid shuffling gait that you think, in your
alcoholic state will protect you from
stepping on something, like a
sharp, half-chewed strip of
rawhide that your
dog has been
gnawing at for the last month.
Suddenly you discover that the coffee table is not where it is supposed to be, owing to the roommates' game of Twister earlier that night. You always discover this with your toe. Never fails.
A stubbed toe is the most intense pain you can get, short of flaying the skin from your back, and swimming in a solution of lemon juice and razor blades.