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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Metal Meltdown on July 30, 2003, 09:10:00 am
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What a great live show last night at Merriweather!..it was a fist full of metal :p
The Setlist.
The Number of the Beast
The Trooper
Die With Your Boots On
Revelations
Wildest Dreams
The Wicker Man
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Clairvoyant
The Clansman
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
2 Minutes to Midnight
Run to the Hills
new album and tour in September for "Dance of Death" UP THE IRONS!
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A friend of mine, who's been to about 50 shows with me, called me at midnight to say he just went to maybe the best show of his life. Maiden at Merriweather.
Heard it was great -- awesome, dude!!
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I like Maiden, but for some reason I can't disassociate them from Spinal Tap. Were there any elves dancing around a miniature version of Stone Hedge last night?
friggin' Spinal Tap ruined that whole genre for me!
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07.28.2003 2:02 PM EDT
Five dates into Iron Maiden's U.S. leg of the Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour, the band's drummer, Michael "Nicko" McBrain, was arrested for allegedly purposely driving his black Jaguar into a parking attendant before a concert at the Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater.
The 51-year-old drummer was trying to pull into the Wantagh, New York, venue's VIP parking lot on Saturday at around 8:30 p.m. when he was stopped by attendant Mark Robinson, who asked for credentials, state park police said. McBrain flashed his identification, but the attendant couldn't see it clearly and asked to view it again.
McBrain told the attendant he would hit him if he didn't move out of the way. The attendant didn't budge, so McBrain inched forward and struck him in the legs. The attendant backed up, but stood his ground, so the drummer warned him that if he didn't move, he'd be struck again. McBrain then drove the car more forcibly into Robinson, who fell on the hood of the Jaguar. Robinson suffered bruises on his right hand and legs, and was taken to Nassau University Medical Center for examination.
Police arrested McBrain at the scene and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment. After the arrest was processed, the drummer was released on an "appearance ticket," which allowed him to play the show. McBrain is scheduled to appear at First District Court of Nassau County in Hempstead, New York, on September 16. If convicted, McBrain could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
Iron Maiden's management had no comment
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
07.28.2003 2:02 PM EDT
Five dates into Iron Maiden's U.S. leg of the Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour, the band's drummer, Michael "Nicko" McBrain, was arrested for allegedly purposely driving his black Jaguar into a parking attendant before a concert at the Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater.
The 51-year-old drummer was trying to pull into the Wantagh, New York, venue's VIP parking lot on Saturday at around 8:30 p.m. when he was stopped by attendant Mark Robinson, who asked for credentials, state park police said. McBrain flashed his identification, but the attendant couldn't see it clearly and asked to view it again.
McBrain told the attendant he would hit him if he didn't move out of the way. The attendant didn't budge, so McBrain inched forward and struck him in the legs. The attendant backed up, but stood his ground, so the drummer warned him that if he didn't move, he'd be struck again. McBrain then drove the car more forcibly into Robinson, who fell on the hood of the Jaguar. Robinson suffered bruises on his right hand and legs, and was taken to Nassau University Medical Center for examination.
Police arrested McBrain at the scene and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment. After the arrest was processed, the drummer was released on an "appearance ticket," which allowed him to play the show. McBrain is scheduled to appear at First District Court of Nassau County in Hempstead, New York, on September 16. If convicted, McBrain could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
Iron Maiden's management had no comment
Bruce introduced Nicko last night as "Fresh out of a stint In San Quentin!!! Madman Nicko McBrain!!!!...never ride in a car with him!"
;)
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Originally posted by G.Love:
I like Maiden, but for some reason I can't disassociate them from Spinal Tap. Were there any elves dancing around a miniature version of Stone Hedge last night?
friggin' Spinal Tap ruined that whole genre for me!
no elves, only a couple Giant Eddie's..and it was sold out even without a puppet show
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I saw Maiden and the Priest back in the early 80's. For whatever reason, I loved the Priest, but thought Maiden was pretty lame live. No, I didn't see them on the tour they did together, with Maiden opening.
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Why does the image of Rhett at a Maiden or Priest concert make me laugh?
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Yes, that would be about as funny as Mankie in a meeting with a roomful of people with college degrees.
Originally posted by mankie:
Why does the image of Rhett at a Maiden or Priest concert make me laugh?
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Yes, that would be about as funny as Mankie in a meeting with a roomful of people with college degrees.
Originally posted by mankie:
Why does the image of Rhett at a Maiden or Priest concert make me laugh?
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Weak come back mate....my ex-wife has a masters, I had a longterm relationship with a Phd and I had many encounters with a pediatrician.
Try something like "mankie in a room with the hipsters from the 930 board" or something.
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here we go with the "if you listen to metal and not ultra hip indy rock you must be a ignorant inbred redneck" part of the thread :roll:
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Originally posted by Metal Meltdown:
here we go with the "if you listen to metal and not ultra hip indy rock you must be a ignorant inbred redneck" part of the thread :roll:
Absolutely not...that's strictly country...alt or any other sub-category.
I was just amused at the thought of a big wuss like Rhett at a metal concert. I did turn down a free ticket for an AC/DC show one time and my mates that went said it was a blast, even though they weren't fans of that type of music.
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Me, a big wuss? You're the one who likes to go shopping.
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How was the parking lot action?
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Originally posted by Metal Meltdown:
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no elves, only a couple Giant Eddie's..and it was sold out even without a puppet show [/QB][/QUOTE]
Nothing gets my blood flowing like the Live After Death intro to Aces High -Winston Churchill's speech leading into the guitar riff!!!
"We shall fight in the air, we shall fight on the sea, and we shall fight on the land. We shall defend our beliefs whatever the cost may be. We shall never surrender."
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Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Metal Meltdown:
here we go with the "if you listen to metal and not ultra hip indy rock you must be a ignorant inbred redneck" part of the thread :roll:
Absolutely not...that's strictly country...alt or any other sub-category.
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it's a good thing there are no country music fans in the uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/country/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/country/)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiokent/features/charts_index.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiokent/features/charts_index.shtml)
http://www.countrymusicinbritain.co.uk/ (http://www.countrymusicinbritain.co.uk/)
The The - Hanky Panky
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Me, a big wuss? You're the one who likes to go shopping.
Mankie is a metrosexual (http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/71/81366.htm?pagenumber=1). ;)
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<img src="http://www.dublindaily.ie/img/features/2003/07/030703_metro.jpg" alt=" - " />
he's in pretty good company then
The ultimate metrosexual male is David Beckham. Here is a man so comfortable with his own sexuality that the paints his fingernails and wears sarongs - and doesn't care who knows. (http://www.dublindaily.ie/features/0703/030703_metrosexual.htm)
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Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Me, a big wuss? You're the one who likes to go shopping.
Mankie is a metrosexual (http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/71/81366.htm?pagenumber=1). ;) [/b]
I do in fact do the grocery shopping in our home. I also use face moisturizer cream now and again.
I do go to a gym 5 times a week.(What's the difference between a gym and "fitness club"?)
I do NOT get manicure's....I'm sorry but definately crosses the line into gayness.
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It was just the opposite for me I saw Priest, Maiden and Testament in Sacramento in 91, Testament blew them both away, Maiden were good and Priest sucked. Maiden almost left the stage cause some idiot fired off a model rocket or something onto the stage. So the crowd got one warning, needless to say the show went on.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I saw Maiden and the Priest back in the early 80's. For whatever reason, I loved the Priest, but thought Maiden was pretty lame live. No, I didn't see them on the tour they did together, with Maiden opening.
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I played (American) football in high school, was in the middle of the most pit in my collegiate years, and have ran 12 marathons and backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up in my post-collegiate years.
I don't use cologne or any other male beauty products, nor do I listen to Depeche Mode, Erasure, or other synth-pop bands.
Though I have nothing against people who are big wusses, I hardly think I qualify.
I can see how I don't and never did fit the stereotype of a metal fan. But metal was the music of choice for teenage males in upstate NY in the early 80's, so there I was.
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Yeah but did you score five touchdowns in one game at Polk High and become a woman's shoe salesman?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I played (American) football in high school,
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Originally posted by Guiny:
Yeah but did you score five linemen in one game at Polk High and become a woman impersonator?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I played (American) football in high school,
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Indeed he did!
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I played (American) football in high school, was in the middle of the most pit in my collegiate years, and have ran 12 marathons and backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up in my post-collegiate years. REAL MEN DON'T WEAR HELMETS AND PADDING
I don't use cologne or any other male beauty products, SMELLY BASTARD nor do I listen to Depeche Mode, Erasure, or other synth-pop bands. DON'T TRY TO DRAG MARKIE INTO THIS.
Though I have nothing against people who are big wusses, I hardly think I qualify. SPITTING IN THE FACE OF ANOTHER MAN IS NOT WUSSY?
I can see how I don't and never did fit the stereotype of a metal fan. But metal was the music of choice for teenage males in upstate NY in the early 80's, so there I was.
SHEEP!
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I think you're a smelly bastard if you DO wear cologne. Keep your stink water away from me.
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
.....ran 12 marathons....
And your best time is...?
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I'm kinda liking these metrosexual guys.
Straight
Masculine...yet
Andrygenous(sp?)
Clean
Well-kept
= Very sexy! :D :D :D
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3:51:52, NYC Marathon, 1993
Time isn't the crucial element, finishing is.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
.....ran 12 marathons....
And your best time is...? [/b]
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Time isn't the crucial element, finishing is.
That's just something slow people say to make themselves feel better.
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I thought calling people "big wusses" was something slow people say to make themselves feel better.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Time isn't the crucial element, finishing is.
That's just something slow people say to make themselves feel better. [/b]
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I thought calling people "big wusses" was something slow people say to make themselves feel better.
Different kind of "slow"
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
3:51:52, NYC Marathon, 1993
Time isn't the crucial element, finishing is.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
.....ran 12 marathons....
And your best time is...? [/b]
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I ran a marathon..does that make me as 'manly' as Rhett?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I thought calling people "big wusses" was something slow people say to make themselves feel better.
Different kind of "slow" [/b]
okay, okay...I aplogize. You're a little wuss, is that better?
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i'm a closet metrosexual
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Damn you guys remember everything on this board, that line was frickin' hilarious!!!!!!
:D
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Though I have nothing against people who are big wusses, I hardly think I qualify. SPITTING IN THE FACE OF ANOTHER MAN IS NOT WUSSY?
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I thought it was very "euro" and seemed strangely appropriate for the situation..."when in Siena..."
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I played (American) football in high school,
started out as a "tight end" but finished the season as a "wide receiver :eek: ," I would assume....
(that one was too easy!!!)
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Originally posted by Celeste:
I thought it was very "euro" and seemed strangely appropriate for the situation..."when in Siena..."
Just have Rhett try spitting in the face of a Brit, then you'll see how "euro" it is.
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Actually, it's probably very British to get spit on considering the lack of teeth lets spit fly all over the place.
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Ok Mankie...
You're in a foreign country where you don't speak the language, all of your possessions are in a different city, you have hotel reservations in a third and fourth cities two and five days later, respectively, you've spent hundreds of dollars on train reservations between these cities, and you have a flight back home from a fifth different city ten days later.
A strange man starts physically harassing your wife. What do you do?
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And he was very threatening-looking, wasn't he?
<img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~maydayinc/Mime.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Not as threatening looking as the black man that was verbally harassing her at the Giant last weekend. I can't spit on everyone, you know.
But probably more threatening than the moron redneck in the metro the other day who felt compelled to blurt out "You sure got a pretty sister."
Why are there so many assholes walking around just saying stupid shit to random people?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
And he was very threatening-looking, wasn't he?
<img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~maydayinc/Mime.jpg" alt=" - " />
GGW, I didn't know that you went along on their honeymoon.
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
"You sure got a pretty sister."
Are you sure you haven't just had a sense of humour failure. That is pretty F'ing funny.
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I can pretty much say the last thing he woulda done was spit on the person.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Ok Mankie...
A strange man starts physically harassing your wife. What do you do?
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Not as threatening looking as the black man that was verbally harassing her at the Giant last weekend. I can't spit on everyone, you know.
But probably more threatening than the moron redneck in the metro the other day who felt compelled to blurt out "You sure got a pretty sister."
Why are there so many assholes walking around just saying stupid shit to random people?
Does this kind of stuff happen to anyone else with this regularity?
Perhaps it's you Rhett?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
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Does this kind of stuff happen to anyone else with this regularity?
Perhaps it's you Rhett? [/b]
Probably because The two of them are such an attractive couple? It must be envy?
I never get hassled, probably because I have a 24/7 scowl.
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I wasn't around when the black man was harassing her.
I never had rednecks verbally harass other significant others.
And my mom was never harassed by strange Italians when I took her to Italy.
No, for some reason, I think my wife is a magnet for the assholes of the world. Hell, she'd probably end up talking to YOU in a crowded room.
Luckily for me, the magnetic field went both ways.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Not as threatening looking as the black man that was verbally harassing her at the Giant last weekend. I can't spit on everyone, you know.
But probably more threatening than the moron redneck in the metro the other day who felt compelled to blurt out "You sure got a pretty sister."
Why are there so many assholes walking around just saying stupid shit to random people?
Does this kind of stuff happen to anyone else with this regularity?
Perhaps it's you Rhett? [/b]
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
for some reason, I think my wife is a magnet for the assholes of the world.
Well she did end up with you....
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Ok Mankie...
You're in a foreign country where you don't speak the language, all of your possessions are in a different city, you have hotel reservations in a third and fourth cities two and five days later, respectively, you've spent hundreds of dollars on train reservations between these cities, and you have a flight back home from a fifth different city ten days later.
A strange man starts physically harassing your wife. What do you do?
I don't spit in his face that's for sure.
If telling him to back off repeatedly doesn't work I grab him by the throat, push him away while yelling at him "fuck off!" If that fails then the last resort would be to beat the sense out of him.....speaking from experience, which is too long a story to go into detail.
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Markie, you are such a nice guy...
But really, it's probably because she is pretty, and I'm not threatening to look at.
Originally posted by markie:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
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Does this kind of stuff happen to anyone else with this regularity?
Perhaps it's you Rhett? [/b]
Probably because The two of them are such an attractive couple? It must be envy?
I never get hassled, probably because I have a 24/7 scowl. [/b]
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aw shit...did I see that coming!
(that is, GGWs comment)
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Tell us a story Uncle Mankie.....
Tell us a story.....
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
But really, it's probably because she is pretty, and I'm not threatening to look at.
Possibly. Also your other half does seem to wear short skirts and bend over at inappropriate moments.....
But hey big guys do not always get the girls (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/07/31/mates.big.small.reut/index.html)
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Tell us a story Uncle Mankie.....
Tell us a story.....
I think Mankie beat up a mime.....
I wish we had polls on the forum.
Which is worse spitting on a mime or beating up a mime?
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Originally posted by Celeste:
aw shit...did I see that coming!
(that is, GGWs comment)
Sometimes its like shooting fish in a barrel.....
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I think I beat you to the punchline with my last line...(meaning I was an asshole attracted to her, and she happened to be attracted back)
No, for some reason, I think my wife is a magnet for the assholes of the world. Hell, she'd probably end up talking to YOU in a crowded room.
Luckily for me, the magnetic field went both ways.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
for some reason, I think my wife is a magnet for the assholes of the world.
Well she did end up with you.... [/b]
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So you tell him off, even though you don't know his language? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
So you physically attack him, risking getting put in jail or deported, risking fucking up all the detailed plans of the rest of your trip that you've spent thousands of dollars on, while your possessions are back in another city? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Ok Mankie...
You're in a foreign country where you don't speak the language, all of your possessions are in a different city, you have hotel reservations in a third and fourth cities two and five days later, respectively, you've spent hundreds of dollars on train reservations between these cities, and you have a flight back home from a fifth different city ten days later.
A strange man starts physically harassing your wife. What do you do?
I don't spit in his face that's for sure.
If telling him to back off repeatedly doesn't work I grab him by the throat, push him away while yelling at him "fuck off!" If that fails then the last resort would be to beat the sense out of him.....speaking from experience, which is too long a story to go into detail. [/b]
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I think I beat you to the punchline with my last line...(meaning I was an asshole attracted to her, and she happened to be attracted back)
No, for some reason, I think my wife is a magnet for the assholes of the world. Hell, she'd probably end up talking to YOU in a crowded room.
Luckily for me, the magnetic field went both ways.
weak....
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
[QB] So you tell him off, even though you don't know his language? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
So you physically attack him, risking getting put in jail or deported, risking fucking up all the detailed plans of the rest of your trip that you've spent thousands of dollars on, while your possessions are back in another city? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
"FUCK OFF!" and the body language that goes with it is pretty universal, so anybody would get the message loud and clear.
Spitting is also considered assault by the way so you can get in as much legal trouble as punching someone.....mind you, my fists are probably not as deadly as your saliva, they just have more of an instant impact.
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Well you see, a little bit of saliva on the guys suit is a bit harder to prove as evidence than a black eye given in a crowded square. If he goes to a cop with saliva on his suit, the cop is most likely going to laugh at him. If he has a black eye and witnesses, he will be taken seriously.
The saliva did the trick and sent the message. He took his paws off my wife.
I'm proud to say that I have not punched anyone in the last 22 years, and I don't plan onending that streak. I hope not to be brought to that level of violence.
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
[QB] So you tell him off, even though you don't know his language? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
So you physically attack him, risking getting put in jail or deported, risking fucking up all the detailed plans of the rest of your trip that you've spent thousands of dollars on, while your possessions are back in another city? That makes a lot of fucking sense.
"FUCK OFF!" and the body language that goes with it is pretty universal, so anybody would get the message loud and clear.
Spitting is also considered assault by the way so you can get in as much legal trouble as punching someone.....mind you, my fists are probably not as deadly as your saliva, they just have more of an instant impact. [/b]
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You may not have read my post completely...but I did say as a last resort....I've punched someone once in the last 10 years, well two really. I was at the payphone outside of Nanny O'Briens when two chumps must've assumed I was shitfaced so tried to mug me. I whacked the first one with the phone receiver then beat the other one with my fists...does that count as violence or self defence? If it's self defence then it must be 20+ years since I was in a fist fight. I'm just not 100% opposed to it as an option and would do that before spitting on them.
Now can we agree to disagree because I'm sure the other board members are sick of it, as am I! ;)
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If two guys are attempting to mug me while I'm in a phone booth in my hometown (and it's clear that they don't have weapons), then I'm obviously going to use fists.
If some guy is tugging at my wife's shirt in a crowded square in a foreign country, then I don't think fists are warranted, but spit certainly is. She herself was persistently telling him to stop, and he didn't. Thus a "fuck off" from me wasn't necessarily going to get the job done either.
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Thus a "fuck off" from me wasn't necessarily going to get the job done either.
You have to give him the look too!
<img src="http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~cdukes/anger.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Somehow, "Here's Rhetty" just doesn't sound threatening. No offense or anything.
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yeah.........but here's randy would have all the men in the neighbourhood running............
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Originally posted by poorlulu:
yeah.........but here's randy would have all the men in the neighbourhood running............
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
Yeah, but considering DC, half would be running towards him and half running away.
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<img src="http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~cdukes/anger.jpg" alt=" - " />
that does kinda look like him before he got his haircut, though