the boomerang

Dictionary’s definition of a boomerang: “a flat curved piece of wood used as a weapon by Australian Aboriginals that is designed to return to the person who throws it”

Let's analyze this for just a moment …

Point no. 1:  First, I fully support the description that a boomerang is, in fact, a weapon.  Not necessarily a toy, as my unsuspecting trio of boys once assumed.

Point no. 2:  I disagree with the definition where it states that it is designed to return to the person who throws it.  Because while this may be true for the Australian Aboriginals, it fails to mention that the boomerang may, in fact, follow an unpredictable and perilous flight pattern if thrown by a novice-boomerang-throwing-13-year-old boy.

With all this being said, Emery made a sweet boomerang in woodshop.

The boys had a fabulous time flinging it high and far.  Ten minutes later, the reality of points no. 1 and no. 2 became quite evident.

Needless to say, Luke was the unfortunate victim of the boomerang-ing band of brothers.  A trip to InstaCare and seven stitches later, he was all sewn up.

At least Luke will have an interesting story behind this scar.