STEPHEN FRY

OUCH!!!!! Just don’t use a knitting needle to scratch your arm when it gets itchy.

Just one thing. How dare you visit New Orleans without nipping over to Mississippi for a cup of Tetlleys with me! Or maybe a nice bottle of Old Speckled Hen :+)

OK, so maybe I should have invited you first before I moaned at you, but you are a clever man, you should have just known . But I just didn’t want you to fall into the trap of thinking that New Orleans was the only part of the world devastated by Katrina.

Besides.

I know where the best sushi is nearby

That X-ray looks like a fence in your bone. Looks immensely painful and I can’t even compare that with my growing wisdom tooth that had me in so much pain today that I couldn’t concentrate for FART. I took some pain meds (after a long pathetic debate with my friend about Ibuprofen) so my jaw feels numb now. At least you’re all right so thumbs up!

Kind regards and all that.
Hope the old fracture don’t set you back…I’m like a pathetically sullied marmot whenether I stub my toe. Let alone breaking a bone…

maybe some Gypsy wife can hardboil it and feed it to her young.

Not very humerus, I suspect. Crushed my right elbow many years ago and I, certainly, was not amused.

By way of coincidence I used to share a flat in Soho, 35 years ago, with someone of the same name as you (a C.B. Fry descendant)

Get better, keep blogging and keep extolling the virtues of Apple.

After, I expect, the releases of SDK (feb) and 3G (june) watch the sales of iPhone take off.

And then, I hope, we will see the iTablet.

My best wishes for a speedy, and as painless as possible, recovery Stephen. On the bright side, it looks like you’ll have a jolly handsome scar to show off, whilst you brag about your ‘war wounds!

Dark maylee, before I start fussing over our lovely Mr. Fry I had the same problem with the wisdom tooth - cut a slice of lemon, place it over the area that hurts and bite on it…I swear it helps, mums use it for teething babies for a reason

Now I did my bit for the teething community, damn and blast Mr. Fry that looks absolutely horrid! 10 screws, 10?! My friend’s gran tripped over the dog, fell down the stairs and she only has one screw… Lord above that is one nasty break…
I hope you did talk to your doctor about what painkillers you can take, because ibuprofen can slow down healing of the wounds… oh and I do hope you will take time for physio afterwards… I’m a horrible fussing hen arent I? Ah well cant help it really

I am looking forward to your audio podcasts that should be fun and much more convenient because your arm will need the rest… and I understand you have to go to States, but do try and take it a bit easier and for the love of everything holy mind where you are going this time around… sorry went into hen mode again

I should stop writing before I turn into a walking, talking Mr. Brumie sketch…

What I’m trying to say is take care of yourself will you?

Stephen, you filthy show off!

(Although I notice you’re omitting any “I embarrassingly fell over” anecdotes… some nice pride and street cred maintenance happening there, I reckon!)

I’m being quite mean, ’tis quite the beauty really, congratulations!

The x-rays actually make me buzz slightly due to a passion for biomedical-ish stuff. Ah well, with your pain comes terrible fan fascination, I guess.

Best wishes, happy healing and enjoy America!
(and watch out for manatees, you never know what traps they’re laying) x

I can’t say much more than what has already been said about the break–ouch. It looks (if I’m reading the x-ray right) that it was compound as well? Please head the good advice of everyone and rest!

I am excited to hear you are coming through the Great Lakes states. Pack your heavy winter coat, we’ve got -14F windchill here in Minneapolis today, and I spoke to my father over in Door County, WI where it was very similar–only with snow! I wish you could have made it to a Packer game before our season was over–you would have experienced the real Wisconsin then! I hope you have a blast in my home state–WI will always be home to me I wish I knew where you were heading so I could give you some pointers, but I know you’ll have a good time no matter where you go.

But don’t forget–take care of yourself first!

Wow that looks impressive. Here’s is too a speedy recovery!
All the best to you, enjoy the documentary making.

Oh my gosh, you poor thing, that looks like a really nasty break.

I’m glad to see a real blog, I love the articles, but the personal touch is more appealing!

Ouch, that looks like it must hurt a hell of a lot! Best wishes for a hopefully speedy recovery.

I dimly recall a work colleague once managed to do themselves a similar mischief… by throwing a baseball!!

Ouch! does seem to be the appropriate sentiment.

Sorry to hear (and see about) the break. That looks pretty bad, and quite painful. As another plate sufferer (only 6 screws so you win there) be prepared for the occasional ping at the airport security, especially when the US is on paranoid setting.

Get better soon.

Dear Christ, man! When you break an arm, you break a fucking arm. But forgive me, I can’t stop giggling– I just read “Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction”, and if you haven’t read it, there’s this whole running joke about how swans can break a man’s arm, and I get this image of you doing battle with some huge white bird. Anyway, I hope Leg 3 goes well; you’re getting into the part of the country unknown to me (unless it includes Coldwater, Ohio or Turkey Creek, Mississippi) so I look forward to whatever you will show me about it.

(Also, any further messages for Alan Moore? I’m meeting him again, if you can believe it!)

Is this cheesy? Before i found that you had posted a new blog, i was online searching about arm breaks in adults and i was honestly worried about you and wondering if you were okay.

i’m really glad you left a message.

That might take a long time to heal and i’m sure it hurts. For what it’s worth, you’ve helped me heal from some things in your own ways of just being you…plus you sent me a letter once that worked better than most medicines.

I wish i could do that for you.

I didn’t realize you were coming back to America. I’m moving back to Oklahoma soon, that’s where I’m from. I want to warn you…my father still has pins and screws in his arm from when he broke it, and it does attract lightning occasionally. (He’s also very tall…but really, i think it’s the arm.) Be careful! Get lots of rest! Don’t forget to call your mom!

Best Best Best Wishes,
Rachel

p.s. don’t worry too much about the lightning. i was just trying to make you laugh.

OW! Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery, and smooth transit through airport metal detectors.

Oh Stephen ten screws? That looks serious. :’( I can’t imagine the pain you must be going through with that. I hope you take things easy until you’re healed. Get well soon.

@banjo: Such a mother hen. Cluck!

I’m very sorry for your arm injury and trauma. I hope it knits up nicely, and I hope you can carry on comfortably. And hey, podcasts! Looking forward to those!

If you’re a fan of Alton Brown, I hope you’ve seen Feasting on Asphalt 2: The River Run. It would add some nice background color to Leg 3, and you’d know where to get donuts in St.Louis.

I apologize if I end up multi-posting…I blame the Windows hell of my work PC. Now that I’m at home on the Mac, I expect things to be smoother as they always are

I echo everyone’s sentiments in saying that is one nasty break. I can only hope you had some chance to enjoy the beautiful animal that is the manatee before this unfortunate incident occurred.

I hope you are getting plenty of rest and pampering. I am excited to hear you are coming to the Great Lake states, as Wisconsin is my home state. Make sure you pack warm clothes–here in Minneapolis, MN where I currently reside, the windchill is down near -15 degrees F. I will keep an eye out for the black taxi as I meander between MN and WI. Have a safe trip, and make sure you continue to take care of yourself!

Lots of love Stephen, we wish you a speedy recovery.

Volunteering to type up any podcasts/audio blessays you upload if that is of any help to you.

x

I had nearly the same fracture, right arm, much closer to the elbow. You’re gonna be OK, but don’t skimp on that physical therapy, friend! Become a sporto for that stage of your recovery and all will be well. Godspeed!

Oh GOOD LORD……. that’s shocking. I wish you a speedy recovery and please, try to get some rest. I don’t mind the absence of bloggery if it means you’re off on the road to getting better. Really.

That first piccie looks absoutely torturous. Rest up and get better soon.

j

yeah Mr Stephen,

i agree with Axmxz. i’d be happy to have you around in america, but most of all
we just want you to be OK. above all else.

Ouch!

When I read you had broken your arm, I felt sympathetic, now I feel a bit devastated for you. Surely even famous bods get time off for healing? May you be blessed with a full recovery, eased by powerful, non damaging and non addictive pain relief for as long as you need it.

And many thanks for writing The Ode Less Travelled! It is keeping me wonderfully distracted from my tax return and other joys.

best wishes and healing thoughts,
Susan M Phillips.

Ouch, Stephen.

Did they give you a plaster cast? You should get everyone you know to sign it, then auction it off for massive amounts for charity.

I’d also like to say how glad I am to hear that your arm (and spirits) are healing. That spiral break sounds a hell of a lot worse than hiccups right after your wisdom teeth removed, or being kicked in the head by a horse. (It was a grazing kick, anyway.)

I hope you enjoy Leg 3 of America. Play up the sympathy and make sure you can get a few drinks out my fellow countrymen. (Cute ones preferable.) One of these days I need to branch out and see that part of the US. (I’m a West Coast girl through and through. I get nervous when I’m too far from an ocean and mountains.)

Hasta luego.

Looking at those pictures:

YIKES!

That’s all.

That’s a pretty nasty break. Looking at your first X-Ray, I thought the identification said Princess Stephen Fry.

Hope your break heals.
Hope to see you in California sooner or later for your filming in America!

Vivian

I thought it was painful enough when I broke my arm years ago, and that was only a hairline fracture, no operating necessary. Yours looks just ridiculously painful. I hope you recover with speed and experience as little pain as possible!

Wow.
Very Six Million Dollar Man.
Get well soon, from snowy (seriously) Israel

Oh yes. That’s screwed, for sure.

Ignore this if you’ve already been badgered several times over this.

Don’t know if you’re a fan of the TWIT Podcasts, but Leo Laporte mentioned on this weeks TWIT that he’d love to have you on. Many of your fans listen to TWIT and we’d love to have you on too.

You sound busy enough, but just wanted to pass on the message.

That looks very painful!

‘Get well soon’!

Oh dear, you have my sympathy. I’ve never broken a bone (I think, I’m still half convinced I broke my foot onstage in the middle of a play last year) but, I can imagine how much that hurts. Hell, I fainted when I twisted my ankle!

A nasty break indeed, sir. Here’s wishing you a full and timely recovery.

No need to apologise for the lack of blessays, good things are generally worth waiting for.

Get well soon!

Get well soon,sir.

Looks nasty - wishing you a speedy recovery!

Hi

That is one nice break there. I live with a doctor and she has reliably informed me that, in doctor-y technical language, you managed to bugger that up good and proper.

This is the first time I posted on here, and I’m doing it because I’m reading Moab at the moment, and it makes me feel funny whilst I read it. I’ve always watched bits and bobs of you on TV, but I never really knew much about you, so I bought it.

I’ve just got to the bit where you’re writing about your lies and swinging between telling people the painful truth and deceiving them (or at least thats what it says to me when I read it) and the part about the beautiful boy - Matteo you chose to call him in the book. And it made me feel the same way as when a man I was terribly in love with (though I would never admit it) came to see me from Canada whilst he was engaged to someone else. I loved him, but I thought he was a terrible person for what he did.
And its not that I love you, or that I think you’re a terrible person either, but it was that same feeling when I read about you doing those bad things, and loving Matteo as well.

I think it just surprises me all the time that I still struggle with grey areas. Black and white I can cope with. Grey, I still just don’t know how to assess.

I’m sorry that was so personal a confession, but I’m reading a book you wrote about you, and it feels very personal when I read it. Didn’t think giving anything less back would be quite right.

Rachael

Although such an injury is a grave matter, I have to say how very fine the picture looks. A treat for the eye of any aesthetic observer. Undoubtly something you would see at the MoMA with titles such as “bridge to oblivion” or “teethmarks of society”.
I bet, that if I would ever break some of my bones the pictures would look more like a crying clown or a deer on a hill.
I know this doesn’t really help to recover but I think it’s very important to point out the artistic value of X-ray photographs.
Take (more) care and get well soon.

Oh you unfortunate soul! Ouch, that looks painful.

Apart from telling you to take great care of your great self (you do know that you are a great self don’t you?) will you ensure that you get up and move around or circle your ankles or whatnot (!?) on your flight over to the US so that you do not get an embolus or other post op. airborne complication? Yes, I am a mother clucking hen, but sometimes you need them to fuss around you people who are very naughty patients and will not take a break!!

Please don’t do anything that will deprive all your loving fans of your splendid presence. We do love you so. I was about to try and help your spirits by sending you a rather nice Malt, but it will not get to you in time. Tell us when you are back…..I will send it via your agents then!———- meanwhile, take carex

Owwwies! That looks painful. No wonder your spirits have been dented.

*pets your poorly arm*

Flipin’ Heck! I thought it hurt when I had three screws put in my foot, but bloody hell! I can’t even imagine the pain. Just wishing you a speedy recovery and hope it dosen’t impede the travel of America.

TJH

(Also Moab is my Washpot rocked!)

Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words.

When I say “Take your time to get better” this is what I mean. When being busy makes you feel better do that (up to a point!), but when you have finally found a comfortable position on the sofa and are thinking “Oh God, I’ve got to get up and do that blog” for heaven’s sake stay where you are. We’ll still be here when you can’t get comfortable and need a distraction. Gazing hopefully at our screens with big brown reproachful eyes.

Enjoy the States!

That looks treacherously painful!
Stop by New York’s capitol and I’ll take good care of you!!!

Get Well Soon!

You poor man!

And damn those Brazilian logs! This is proof, as if proof were needed, that the whole of that deathtrap known as the Amazon Forest should be levelled and covered in tarmac.

Both Judy and I wish you well and send you our love. If only you were here beside me, I’d squeeze your knee and tell you that your arm will be fine. It might look like a serious break but medical science can repair it. I should know. When I broke my arm, it too was a spiral fracture, though with serious splintering of my elbow’s arterial flanges.

All, I can say is enjoy America but take care with your cast. It might give you a slight tendency to veer to the right and you could easily end up in Alabama. You don’t want to end up in Alabama and certainly not with only one good arm.

…What I suffered then, and still suffer, is not for pen to write or paper to record…
(De Profundis)

My thoughts are with you
Take care

I am sure Stephen is doing fine. He’s the type who’d run stark naked into No Man’s Land singing Ya Boo, sucks to you Fritzy. This isn’t going to slow him down. Just don’t go back to Charlotte, cancer sticks and Mars Bars.

Stephen, any chance of you doing This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte?

I hope you feel better soon. *sends happy, fuzzy, healing spirits your way*

I’m sorry to say that the x rays of your arm made me say “Oh…FUCK!” out loud at work. I’m sure you said a lot more than that. Hope you’re mending well and hope to see you in Michigan!

You’re positively bionic now, aren’t you? My father had jaw surgery which involved screws. He is now *extremely* popular with airport security personnel, and of course they’re so friendly to begin with… Oh, the unutterable joys of having metal inserted into one’s person.

I didn’t know about your blog until tonight! I, erm, accidentally wrote a poem during class today instead of taking notes, and was thinking about The Ode Less Travelled. Very coincidentally, the poem was about people (not you) having accidents in jungles. Strange.

Harper

You have made a fine mess of your arm there, the pictures made me wince in pain. I hope you recovery is speedy. Athough im sure it will not pose as much of a obstical for you. Yet do be kind to yourself.

Beth XxX

That looks nasty. Get well soon! I am very much looking forward to the documentary.

What I said to myself when I saw the x-ray plate: OUCH!!!

What I want to say to you, good sir: Get well soon, and take care!

As you travel north from New Orleans stop at Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville, Mississippi. They serve the best steak in the world in the South’s most dilapidated restaurant, all with a fascinating history. The NYTimes rediscovers it every five years when a new reporter passes through. Since you’re one-handed, I’ll come and cut the meat if you tell me how much this “best in the world” sobriquet is actually the steak and how much of it is “this has to be the best steak in the world for me to be eating in this dive.”

I noticed with delight that Stephen’s harrowing first X-ray was taken at Princess Grace Hospital. (Best wishes, of course, for a comfortable recovery, m’colleague!) During my husband’s six-month secondment to his company’s HQ in London last year, we stayed in a flat just round the corner from Princess Grace, so my children and I walked by it hundreds of times on our journeys to and from the Baker Street Tube. As well, when my sister visited and came down with a dreadful virus, we passed on experimenting with the infamous NHS and popped into Princess Grace instead, where the kindly staff treated my sister like…well, like royalty. Har har. At least Stephen’s faithful blog readers (Bleaders?) needn’t worry about the quality of his poor arm’s care — he was in good hands at Princess Grace.

Good luck, Stephen, on the next leg of your America adventure! May the nuttiness of presidential primary season provide amusing moments rather than maddening ones for your documentary.

Oh no, that’s quite a nasty injury and all I can do is wish you a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself!

You’re positively bionic now, aren’t you? My father had jaw surgery involving screws. He is now *very* popular with airport security personnel, and of course they were so friendly to begin with…

I only just realized today that you had a blog! I, erm, accidentally wrote a poem during class today instead of taking notes, and thought about The Ode less Travelled. Very coincidentally, my poem was about people (not you, though) having accidents in jungles! Strange.

Harper

Mr Fry,

You are HardCore.

Humerus, eh? Doesn’t look very bloody funny to me.

Best wishes for a quick, complete and (as far as possible) painless mending.

Ouch, Sir!

Is this the electronic equivalent of signing your cast? Is that even what it’s called in the UK? Surround yourself with white light and think happy thoughts, and if that doesn’t work there’s a nice bar in the Napoleon House in New Orleans where you can knock back a High Ball.

Mr Fry,

firstly i wish you a speedy recovery, that looks nasty!!

secondly, i think you should come back to norfolk immediately and film the next series of kingdom, where the most mischief you can do is to go up the swaffham wind turbine could that be in the next series?

keep the blessays coming, they’re enjoyable, entertaining, and quite frankly excellent!

I hope you are on your way to a speedy recovery, Sir. Please be safe traveling over here to America, and bundle up on your way through the Great Lakes states. And most of all, continue to take good care of yourself!

I’m a tad ashamed after reading the above comments that my reaction to your x-rays was “WOW, that’s impressive!” How did you get out of whatever remote bit of Amazonia you were in? Boat? Chopper? I’m curious to read the whole adventure!

And while your caring, solicitous fans say, “don’t worry about the blog, dear, we can wait till you’ve healed (and perhaps even rested up a bit),” this selfish fan says “no, please, please keep up with the blog! I know writing must be a pain (I lie, it’s beyond my limited powers to imagine how painful it must be). But podcasting is a brilliant idea! I can’t wait to hear your podcasts!”

My selfishness aside, I do hope the fracture heals quickly and that you do have some periods of rest dotted throughout your busy schedule.

Good grief! Looks horrendous; get well soon.

BTW you being a technophile should realise there is no excuse to stop blogging (quite the contrary if you’re laid-up) as you can now investigate speech recognition software and just bloody well dictate everything.

Stop malingering, man and get your finger out!

Lovely to see/read you on here again. Blimey that looks like a mighty whack. Hopefully it’ll heal quickly. I’ve never broken a bone but I’ve heard it’s bloody painful.
Just take care and don’t fall over anytime soon.

Love you

Lucy

I’m new to this site, so thought that posting your Guardian column was your normal way of communicating. Just goes to show how little we know.

I’m really enjoying The Ode Less Travelled - written by the Fry more travelled than he really should be, given the state of that arm.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Sue Phillips.

It is lovely to have another blessay from you, but that is bad news. I wish you a speedy and full recovery, and do take good care of yourself.
Love, Michelle

I’m so glad you posted, Mr. Fry!
I hope you’ll have the best of recoverys and I wish you the smallest of pains. In fact, I wish you not pain at all (I think it sounded weird). Please, don´t force yourself too much, otherwise we’ll be worried! And worried fans are something to be careful about, I fear.
My best and most ludicrous wishes
LYNX

Bloody hell, that looks awful! Hope you’re ok. I think a break like that more than lets you off the hook for your “spasmodic” presence, as you so beautifully put it. Although will look forward to future blessays and podcasts once you’re feeling better.
Oh, and as countless others have said, thank you for the new series of Kingdom. It makes Sunday evenings that bit more bearable
Much love xxx

Just wanted to apologize for the multiple posts–oy. That was not done on purpose. *smacks computer*

hi stephen,

i’m far too late and off-topic too, since this comment really belongs to your ‘fame’ piece, but i hope you’ll forgive it as i just discovered your blog this evening. i was afraid if i commented in the right (old) place you might never know you’re *not* alone, and that would be sad. i’m very ford of dornford yates too in fact, now you mention it, i like you because the giggles you get out of me are always distinctly berry-flavoured. among other reasons, of course. ahem. which suddenly makes me wonder if alan coren was also a fan.

i do hope that arm heals quickly. and maybe someday you’ll tour canada too? only a handful of provinces . . . she says hopefully.

Owah, that looks nasty. Hope it will heal fast and as painless as possible.

I do have to agree with Excantare above, every time I look at that X ray it does seem Mr. Fry is physically incapable of doing anything half way… 10 screws ahhh

Anyhow latest installment of Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday is up
http://www.couchslobs.com/2008/02/04/stephen-fry-appreciation-monday-special-announcement/

Good grief — you’re a veritable walking toolbox! These bone-pinning procedures always seem rather rudimentary to me. Just regular 30 mm B&Q screws, were they? I do hope your poor, bionic humerus has healed nicely and can do everything it did before (but better).

I was hoping that you might not yet have ventured to the sunny side of the Big Bad U.S. for your American documentary. I live in a log cabin near San Francisco at the foot of a baby mountain (the fastest growing Mount in the Bay Area due to a thrust fault situated somewhere beneath my kitchen probably). I moved here from England eight years ago and would very much like to plant a gin and tonic in your mits, feed you crisps and show you my compost heap.

P.s. Bring marmite with you.

First of all, i’m new to the site and have very much loved reading your blessays and when i find the time between my mum and brother whoring the computer i shall read you Guardian entries as well.

having suffered a few breaks myself i would like to say ouch and wish you the best and a speedy recovery.

Lucy x

Please, please remember to rest and to take very good care of yourself! That’s quite a schedule with a break like that–and trying to work one-handed. Please take care.

As you move into the great American West, that rugged individualism will become more and more apparent. It is quite possible to observe extreme sports (e.g. rock climbing, bull riding) without actually doing them.

Rest a bit. Heal.

Dear Mr. Fry, i am so sorry about your accident in Brazil. As I’m writing from Hamburg i didn’t read anything your broken arm in our German newspapers. On your website I found the x-ray they have taken and - well, it looks extraordinary. You don’t do things by halves, right? Please be assured of my sympathy. I hope the pain will ease off very soon and keep my fingers crossed that you will recover quickly. I only had a broken leg which had to be fixed with 3 screws and from this experience I may tell you that mood will change many times during your recovery. One day you will be in the doldrums or you get hot and bothered when you can’t do all things you like to do, always asking youself if the bones will be okay. Next day you burn the candle at both ends and work tremendously.
So, please be careful with yourself!

(PS: please excuse all grammar or vocabulary mistakes I made, but regrettably English is not my mother tongue)

wow that’s quite a break, hope you’re on the mend =]