a shot in the foot. "Metatarsalitis" from...a mutant foot. My two middle toe-bones grew too close together and now the joints swell and give me ouchies. On the upside, I am that much closer to being a mermaid.
actually I'd like to think it was a cross-reference to two of the masterpieces of American Cinema, Waterworld and Dances with Wolves. It's okay, people often confuse them and The Postman with being one movie.