The Week contest: Foot PSA

This week's question: Alarmed podiatrists are urging young people not to participate in the #droppingthingsonmyfoot challenge, in which TikTok users record their reactions to dropping heavy objects — including air fryers, tables, and computer monitors — on their own feet. In seven or fewer words, come up with a PSA message warning teens against crushing their toes for likes and shares.
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THE WINNER: "Crushing it will mean crutching it"
Rosemary French, Springfield, Illinois
SECOND PLACE: "Toes before bros"
Dan Morgan, Nashville, Tennessee
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THIRD PLACE: "Walk away while you still can"
Francesca Greggs, Los Angeles, California
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Falling objects hurt more than they appear."
John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Washington
"Gravity does not brake for stupid."
Jeff Cox, Shawnee, Oklahoma
"Just say no to broken toe"
George Strong, Plano, Texas
"Just say no to crack(ed toes)"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
"You won't be crushing it for long"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
"Just drop it! (No, wait… don't)"
Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco, California
"Stand up for your own two feet"
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pennsylvania
"Will your followers push your wheelchair?"
Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
"Don't play footsie with fate"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"Save your toes… you'll need those!"
Jeffrey Geroux, Osseo, Wisconsin
"Without good feet, you're incomplete"
David Coe, Carmel, California
"Stop it! Don't drop it!"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Try something you can walk away from"
Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio
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