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Jack_Ian · Big Endian

My wife was frantic. "Look at his face! I think we need to bring him to the doctor."
I just smiled. "No need. I know what that is."

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

did he have crusted peanut butter on his face?
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Thok · Oh, foe, the cursed teeth!

Was it somebody dressed up as a fictional character?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

did he have crusted peanut butter on his face? No
Was it somebody dressed up as a fictional character? No

BTW This is a true story, so I will be able to answer some questions that might mislead you, in that the answer is irrelevant. If I think this is so, then I will state N/A after my answer.

Chuck · Daedalian Member

Was it Ash Wednesday?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Was his face discolored (discoloured)?

Was his face disfigured (disfigoured)?

Did he appear to be bleeding?

Is "he" your son? A young child?

What's for dinner?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Was it Ash Wednesday? No

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Was his face discolored (discoloured)? Parshilly/Partially Wink

Was his face disfigured (disfigoured)? No
Did he appear to be bleeding? No
Is "he" your son? A young child? Yes & Yes
What's for dinner? Spaghetti Bolognese N/A

dethwing · DeTheeThaw

Is this something that a man would [at least, stereotypically] know more about than a woman?

Do we need to know the child's exact age? If so 1? 2? 3? 4? ...etc.

Is the child [Can we call him...bob?] trying to trick you?

Is bob's face "partially" discoloured: Red? Blue? Green? Yellow? Black?

Is it important to know why your wife wanted to get him to a doctor? [i.e. do we need to know what she thought was wrong with bob?]

Icarus · Daedalian Member

Does face relate to the entire surface of the face, ear to ear, forehead to chin? Or only a portion of the face?

If only a portion of the face, is it the portion of the face where on a man hair would naturally grow (beard and mustache)? Does it extend into the check area?

Was the boy holding his breath to turn his face blue?

Was the discoloring smoething your son specifically did - or was the discoloring something that happened on it's own?

Are we dealing with sunburn?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Is this something that a man would [at least, stereotypically] know more about than a woman? No

Do we need to know the child's exact age? If so 1? 2? 3? 4? ...etc. No

Is the child [Can we call him...bob?] trying to trick you? No

Is bob's face "partially" discoloured: Red? Blue? Green? Yellow? Black? Purple, around the mouth and chin with what appeared to be burst blood vessels and a mild rash

Is it important to know why your wife wanted to get him to a doctor? [i.e. do we need to know what she thought was wrong with bob? She assumed it was an allergic reaction

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Does face relate to the entire surface of the face, ear to ear, forehead to chin? Or only a portion of the face? See above

If only a portion of the face, is it the portion of the face where on a man hair would naturally grow (beard and mustache)? Does it extend into the check area? See above

Was the boy holding his breath to turn his face blue? No

Was the discoloring smoething your son specifically did - or was the discoloring something that happened on it's own? He did something to cause it

Are we dealing with sunburn? No

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

are we dealing with a popsicle?

an item of food?
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Chuck · Daedalian Member

Does he have a light of some sort in his mouth?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

are we dealing with a popsicle? No
an item of food? No
Does he have a light of some sort in his mouth? No

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

is the discoloration in regards to a medical condition that isnt a problem?

is it a household item that made the discoloration?
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Jack_Ian · Big Endian

is the discoloration in regards to a medical condition that isnt a problem? Not sure how to answer this. Burst blood vessels etc., but no doctor necessary

is it a household item that made the discoloration? Yes

groza528 · No Place Like Home

Were the burst blood vessels due to suction?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Were the burst blood vessels due to suction? Yes

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Was the suction created by a vacuum cleaner? a breast pump?

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Was the suction created by a vacuum cleaner? a breast pump? No

LordKinbote · Daedalian Member

Was it a hickey?

Antrax · ESL Student

Did he do that thing where you suck a glass onto your face and walk around with it?
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Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Did he do that thing where you suck a glass onto your face and walk around with it? Yes
Was it a hickey? Yes - Self-induced Felicitous

That's it. You've got it.
What actually happened was that I did a quick web-search for "purple chin" and saw lots of "My son has a purple chin" hits. I thought it strange that it was all boys and so I dug a little deeper and among all of the medical advice about applying various pharmaceutical chemicals to the area was a simple post by someone named punksailor. Then all of a sudden the penny dropped.