When we were kids, a friend of mine had a ring made from a foreign coin of some sort. One day (unfortunately I was gone and missed the action) he jumped out of swing, the ring caught in the chain, and pop goes the finger at the second joint. A local farmer achieved the same result when he was descending on of those "wall ladders" from the hay mow. He slipped, the ring caught on a protruding nail head, and again, the digit departed. After those incidents, I have never been able to wear a ring - my wife understands.
