Thistletoe

Thistletoe: noun. An unpleasant inflammation of the foot caused by stepping on some thistles or stinging nettles. There is no known scientific cures, but there are multitudes of folk treatments. These include placing your foot on a hedgehog, inhaling dried cow's milk, pouring lukewarm water into one ear and out the other, or the least popular method, being intimate with an orangutan.