Definition: In this task, you are given a Reddit post as a text. Your task is to generate a title for this text. The title should start with "TIFU by", followed by a situation that caused humor. The title should contain 7-12 words, ideally.
Input: Text: this actually happened around four years ago.

at the time i was studying on exchange in a small german coastal town. needless to say, it was a long way away from my hometown in sydney. so one day my german roommates took pity on me and decided to buy me a box of unopened (with shells) macadamia nuts to remind me of home. 

fast forward a week later and am at my desk trying to write an essay on jane austen out of all things and naturally i'm bored to tears. i've got no smokes left so i'm scanning my desk for something to do and awesome! i spot my macadamia nuts that i had forgotten about. i couldn't be bothered walking to the kitchen so smart-as fuck me decides that the best option is the pair of scissors that i have in my room. sweet! 

i grip the macadamia with my thumb and index finger and then use the scissors to hit and jab at the nut, thinking that it will cause it to break open. 

it all goes to shit when with one hit i miss the nut, and manage to not only hit the main nerves in my thumb but also break off the main tendon for my thumb as well. mayhem ensues. i can't move my index finger and thumb, i let out a bloodcurdling scream before i go into shock, german roommates rush in, are all efficient as one of them grabs ice and the other rushes me to the hospital in her car. 

this is at around 11:30pm and the doctor in the er tells me that they have to quickly do a surgery on my hand to re-tie the tendon and to repair the nerves. they call in one of their best hand doctors (wtf are they called) along with a plastic surgeon and then nonchalantly tell me that the surgery would cost 16,000 euros. lol wtf, umm. 

'do you have insurance?'

'i think my australian uni is covering my insurance during my time on exchange?'

'ok. we will call them' (side note: the doctor is hot as fuck here and i realise that i haven't shaved my legs)

'ok, our administrators called them. yes, you are covered. you will not pay anything. your surgery is at 6am tomorrow, you will sleep here.'

the next morning the surgery goes well, i vomit a shitload of anaesthesia out, and then i spend the next 6 months relearning how to use my thumb. 

the next christmas i think that i'm gifted a million nutcrackers. oh, and i totally passed that jane austen essay. 

 

for those curious, here are old photos of my thumb progress: http://i.imgur.com/g3jvywy.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6tz9hw6.jpg

TIFU by trying to open a nut with scissors