[b]Are you kidding me???[/b] shit[b]happens....get over it[/b] [img]http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080620/2008_06_20t082614_450x340_us_thong_odd.jpg?x=180&y=135&q=85&sig=3R7uO7OSTM5xmalkoWZq4g--[/img] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman who says she was hurt by her thong panties when a metal clip flew off and hit her in the eye has sued Victoria's Secret, saying in a TV interview on Thursday that the injury caused her "excruciating pain." Macrida Patterson, a 52-year-old Los Angeles traffic officer, told NBC's "Today" show that she suffered cuts to her cornea from the small piece of metal that had been used to secure a rhinestone heart onto the blue thong. "I was putting on my underwear from Victoria's Secret and the metal popped in my eye. It happened really quickly. I was in excruciating pain. I screamed. That's what happened," Patterson told NBC. Patterson's lawyer Jason Buccat, who also appeared on the "Today" show, said the metal staple causes "severe damage" to her cornea that required a topical steroid. The product liability lawsuit, which was filed on June 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court and first reported on the Smoking Gun Web site, seeks unspecified damages. A spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, which is operated by Limited Brands Inc, could not immediately be reached for comment.