Originally Posted by Brambledog

Another approach is to think up an absurdly unlikely scenario and tell people that. It's great fun!

'I was trekking through the foothills of the Ruwenzori Mountains in Africa when a tremor opened a small crevice in the ground ahead of me. I cut a long pole from a tree and used it to vault across. Unfortunately as I did so, the pole slipped and I fell, cutting my leg badly on a rock. I was carried on a litter by our guides, but we were four days from civilization, and during that time my leg became infected. Sadly, local doctors were unable to prevent me devloping a rare and incurable disease called Cripstinatus which leaves me in constant pain, and has spread to other parts of my body.'

Bram.