i hate it when my underwear malfunctions...

today, news came out that a woman in los angeles is suing victoria's secret for lost wages while she suffered a scratched cornea. wait...what? yes, that's what it says.

A Los Angeles woman is suing the lingerie-producing giant Victoria's Secret over a thong gone wrong.

Fifty-two-year-old Macrida Patterson, who works in parking enforcement for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, says she suffered a scratched cornea after either a pendant or a metal fastener snapped off a pair of panties and struck her in the eye.

"It does seem sort of unbelievable at first," said Patterson's attorney, Jason Buccat. But, he said, his client's injuries will "affect her for the rest of her life."

Tammy Roberts Myers, a Victoria's Secret spokeswoman, said the company had not seen the lawsuit and had no comment.

The thong, a Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Thing low-rise v-string, had a heart-shaped pendant attached to the fabric with a metal fastener, according to the lawsuit. When Patterson was changing after work, the metal piece snapped, creating a "slingshot effect," and either the pendant or the metal piece "cut her eye," Buccat said.

After the incident, Patterson drove home but "barely made it" because of her eye injury, Buccat said. He added that Patterson, who referred calls for comment to her lawyer, suffered a scratched cornea and had to miss two weeks of work.

Buccat would not release the name of Patterson's ophthalmologist, saying the trial is still in discovery. New York ophthalmologist Dr. Thomas Kuhns, who did not treat Patterson, said it is hard to comment without seeing the injury, but "a cornea abrasion usually clears up in a day or two."

Patterson is seeking compensation for lost wages, but Buccat claims the case is not about money.

The case "holds retailers accountable for products they sell," he said.

ok, first of all - the obvious question...was she putting the underwear on her head or on her ass? i don't know about the rest of the population, but no matter how many pendants are attached to my underpants, there is never a chance of one of them flying off and hitting my face. perhaps i've been putting my underwear on the wrong way all these years?

second of all, if this in fact really happened to a person, wouldn't most of us be a little embarrassed and keep the incident to ourselves, rather than publicly suing the world's largest undergarment retailer? just a thought.

and lastly. this is one of the comments that was posted on the article on abcnews.com. it pretty much sums up what everyone is thinking...

"I have no idea what the women looks like and I feel bad she is hurt but dollars to donuts I bet she has a butt as big as the sun.
Posted by:stop2think 2:26 PM"

stop2think, you are spot on my friend. spot on.