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Road Trip Wednesday #75: Your Best Scar


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This Week's Topic:
What is the story of your best scar?


Road Trip Song of the Week:
"Scars" by Papa Roach
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Kaitlin Ward

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42 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Scar???? I've never considered any of my scars to be the best. Just a show of my clumsiness.

    I do though have a wicked scar in my eyebrow that makes plucking a real pain.

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  2. Cindy ThomasApril 13, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    I love this topic. It's making me relive some fun childhood memories. :-)

    http://cindythomasbooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/road-trip-wednesday-your-best-scar.html

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  3. Jennifer HoffineApril 13, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    This one's a short and sweet entry for me.

    http://jennhoffine.blogspot.com/2011/04/road-trip-wednesday-and-z-how-many-have.html

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  4. Amanda HannahApril 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    http://thirtysixthfloorbalcony.blogspot.com/2011/04/road-trip-wednesday-ouch.html

    Wherein I reveal the real reason I'm so goofy.

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  5. Tracey NeithercottApril 13, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Here's mine:

    http://thewordsonpaper.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-scar-story.html

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  6. Rebecca BApril 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    I love scar stories. Here's mine: http://www.rebeccabehrens.com/2011/04/rtw-scars-add-characters.html

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  7. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Here's mine!! Interesting topic :)

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  8. Katy UppermanApril 13, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Here's my scar story:

    www.amongdahlias.wordpress.com

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  9. Pam HarrisApril 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Lol, is it weird that we thought this was fun? http://seepamwrite.blogspot.com/2011/04/painstaking-song-of-day-scars-by-papa.html

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  10. ChelseyApril 13, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Mine here. :D

    http://www.chelseyblair.com/2011/04/scars.html

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  11. Kaitlin WardApril 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    http://kaitlinward.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-best-scar-stories.html

    I make myself sound like a disaster waiting to happen in this post!

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  12. KatOwens: Insect CollectorApril 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    http://katharineowens.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-memory-of-scar.html

    LOVED this one, ladies!

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  13. Alison MillerApril 13, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I'm doing A-Z this month so I tied it in with RTW! Here 'tis:

    http://alisonmiller20.blogspot.com/2011/04/killer-scars.html

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  14. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Here we go...

    My Best Scar

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  15. Abby StevensApril 13, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Here's http://www.abbystevens.com/2011/04/rtw-scars-remind-me.html

    GREAT topic!

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  16. Abby StevensApril 13, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Er, that comment is supposed to say, "Here's mine." Anyway... :)

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  17. DebApril 13, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    I wish any of my (abundant) scars had stories worth relaying. That being said, I'll consider this question over the next few hours and see if I'm perhaps forgetting something . . . !

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  18. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Considering my mother raised me a chicken, it's hard to locate a scar... http://bit.ly/fsOqa2

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  19. Bailey HammondApril 13, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Oh yes. Now this is a topic that I know mucho abouto.

    http://overyonderlit.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-scars-make-me-feel-dangerous.html

    Enjoy!

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  20. J.LynApril 13, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Let's talk about mechanical horses, shall we?

    http://jennalynwrite.blogspot.com/2011/04/scars-or-why-k-mart-is-death-trap.html

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  21. Meredith McCardle April 13, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    So fun!

    http://meredithmccardle.com/blog/277

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  22. MeganApril 13, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Fun! I wanted to play, and this is my first one!

    http://morsini.blogspot.com/2011/04/road-trip-wednesday.html

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  23. Rachel SearlesApril 13, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Alright, I'm game this week: http://rachelsearles.blogspot.com/2011/04/joining-virtual-road-trip.html

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  24. Lara EhrlichApril 13, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Great topic! Here's mine: a unicorn, a gullible friend, and the chicken pox... http://laraehrlich.com/2011/04/13/ya-highway-a-brief-brush-with-immortality/

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  25. Miss ColeApril 13, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    http://colewritingblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-my-best-scar.html It's definitely my best (translation: one I didn't do because I was shaving without my glasses on!)

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  26. carey farrellApril 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    mine's here:

    http://careyfarrell.com/2011/04/13/rtw-your-best-scar/

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  27. Kurt HartwigApril 13, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    The accident is really just the starting point.

    http://everydayperformance.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/on-second-thought-maybe-i-dont-want-to-know/

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  28. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Mine disappeared! Here it is again...

    http://loritayseastep.wordpress.com/

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  29. Kate HartApril 13, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Here's mine. :)

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  30. Riv ReApril 13, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    I have my very own Harry Potter scar, right in the middle of my forehead. It's not so lightning-bolty though.

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  31. Kathleen PeacockApril 13, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I don;t have any interesting scars so I blogged about the time I was lookout while two of my friends tried to give themselves piercings: http://kathleenpeacock.blogspot.com/2011/04/rtw-lookout.html

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  32. Angelica R. JacksonApril 13, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    So many to choose from . . .

    http://angelicarjackson.blogspot.com/

    And BTW, I love to give my characters scars, and stories of how they got them, as part of the character development. Even if they never make it into the book.

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  33. JordynApril 13, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Ah! I thinking I might do a LATE RTW on Thursday because I absolutely love this topic. If I do, I'll come back and leave a link.

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  34. beck nicholasApril 13, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I'll play!

    http://beck-nicholas.blogspot.com/

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  35. BeccaApril 13, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Finally got a chance to do RTW again!

    http://writer-renegade.blogspot.com/2011/04/scar-story.html

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  36. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    I was somewhere I didn’t belong, in a place where I didn’t know the rules, and I was rewarded with the best scar of my life.

    http://lynnehansen.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/best-scar/

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  37. Evolet Yvaine @ BeefcakeandBabesApril 14, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    Oh, the joys of not having an ironing board...http://beefcakeandbabes.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/road-trip-wednesday-6/

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  38. JordynApril 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    OKAY, here is the link : http://tencentnotes.blogspot.com/2011/04/scar-story.html My scar story

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  39. Aurora SmithApril 14, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    hahaha. I usually need to tone down the words.

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  40. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I totally participated but then forgot to link to my website.

    brandimziegler.wordpress.com

    The scar I picked to blog about is on my right temple, and it's from two injuries. First time I fell, second time I was bit. Yeah...

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  41. AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    I am new to this, and I'm just catching on. Please forgive my ignorance (or lameness, whichever word you prefer). Next week, I shall do better!

    1. Never ride off the sidewalk into the street without looking; you may ride into your older brother and lose two teeth.

    2. Never ride your older brother's bike (sensing a pattern?) really fast around a turn, skid out and rip a hole in your knee when your parents aren't home to take you to the ER because you will still have gravel in your leg in your 40s.

    3. Be cautious in your consumption of alcohol and salty snacks at the first party you attend after you wean your youngest child because it can lead to dehydration, passing out and waking up bleeding on the floor in front of his bedroom with no real memory of how you got there. And of course your husband is away on business, so you have to call one neighbor to watch the kids and another to drive you to the hospital.

    4. And of course, be really, really careful with the cheese grater.

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  42. Monica MansfieldApril 20, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Super late:
    http://monicamansfield.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-best-scar-story.html

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