Here’s a story that helps me feel better about myself. Enjoy.

An Illinois dentist called a flagrant foul on Chicago Bulls’ mascot Benny the Bull on Monday, suing the team over a high-five gone awry. Dr. Don Kalant Sr. alleged he was sitting near courtside on Feb. 12 when he raised his arm to get a high-five from Barry Anderson, who portrays the exuberant mascot in a bright red fuzzy costume.

But Kalant, an oral surgeon, may now wish he had settled for a fist-bump instead. Instead of merely slapping Kalant’s palm, Anderson grabbed his arm as he fell forward, hyperextending Kalant’s arm and rupturing his biceps muscle, according to the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

Kalant stayed for the rest of the game but later had surgery and could miss as much as four months of work, Kasserman said. Kalant is seeking unspecified damages for medical bills, physical pain and lost earnings. The lawsuit claims Anderson was negligent in either “falling forward while grabbing a fan’s hand” or “running out of control” through the crowd according to the Chicago Tribune.

Source: Chicago Tribune

It’s stories like this that remind me that we live in a fallen world. I’m sorry that dude-bro snapped his arm in half but sometimes you laugh when you should cry. I suppose the moral of the story is that even men who dress up as bulls have to deal with “bull” just like the rest of us. Perhaps this is a good time to echo the words of Harlan Ellison who said “The two most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”