Seriously, I read something similar to the following, and have since been hyper-vigilant when cutting bagels. Evidently ERs, on weekends, are pretty busy with people sporting wounds to their non-dominant hand.: Don’t Be the Next BRI (Bagel Related Injury) Statistic!
In 2008, 1,979 people went to the emergency room due to a BRI (bagel-related injury), according to the Wall Street Journal. In fact, it’s the number one injury on Saturday and Sunday mornings and is so frequent that there’s even an insurance code number for it. This number is actually higher as it doesn't take in to account BRI's that went to walk-in medical centers or their own physicians. Bottom line is it’s no fun to have your morning ruined because you lost the battle with your bagel.
Here's the character string I Googled, "saturday mornings emergency room bagel cuts" -dozens of articles will be found. It's actually pretty believable, given that we need to be warned about the imprudence of using a hairdryer while showering, lol.
In 2008, 1,979 people went to the emergency room due to a BRI (bagel-related injury), according to the Wall Street Journal. In fact, it’s the number one injury on Saturday and Sunday mornings and is so frequent that there’s even an insurance code number for it. This number is actually higher as it doesn't take in to account BRI's that went to walk-in medical centers or their own physicians. Bottom line is it’s no fun to have your morning ruined because you lost the battle with your bagel.