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Cambridge, not known for its trouble
As above - not so sure about that. I lived there for 5 years or so and saw some kind of trouble most times I went out - normally groups of blokes in their late teens getting aggro.
Having a drink in The Regal (erm, which you could say is a stupid idea) is like walking into Testosterone Central, where the slightest nudge or touch against someone leads to glares from the 'hard men', and it seems to be a show of weakness to actually move out of the way slightly to let people past.
Having a drink in The Regal (erm, which you could say is a stupid idea) is like walking into Testosterone Central,
Sounds like the bar I used to work in in Chester, Mon-Sat a perfectly normal city centre bar with it's fair share of drinkers and fights, but nothing the doormen couldn't ususlly handle. But on a Sunday night there was a DJ and it turned into O.K. Corral, on the whole not a problem but glass collecting was fun and when the fighting started....
some people here have great imaginations for sure.
Favourite fantasy seems to be beating up the bully .. or gang of bullies ... Class!
Surely there are atleast a couple of guys here who fly off after a few pints? Who take an instant dislike to short skinny blokes with annoying swarmy faces?
Never been in a fight, not even at school. Think it's because I'm built quite broad. In reality I think I would be ****ing useless in a fight 😆
Me too, 43 years old & never punched anything!
Feel like I have missed out now 😉
Lawmanmx:...people always seem to want to punch me in the face for some reason ... so ive had quite a few over the years
Put that down to your boyish good lucks and your Saturday Night fever swagger as you walk down the street....
Lmao 😀 .... you know me then 😆
Having a drink in The Regal (erm, which you could say is a stupid idea) is like walking into Testosterone Central, where the slightest nudge or touch against someone leads to glares from the 'hard men'
there's pubs like that in every single town and city around the country.. I wouldn't have pegged Cambridge as one of the riskier places to spend an evening out on the strength of this testimonial..
I have a ridiculous short fuse.. it never leads to me being violent but occasionally gets me beaten up..
Not actually been in a fight.
Being 10 stone wet through, I'm more of a "run away and come back later and break their kneecaps with a scaff bar when they're not expecting it" kinda mentality. Never actually done it, but the thought is nice. There's only a point in getting into a fight if you're going to win it quickly and (for you) painlessly.
The times I have been on for a fight - usally some f... in a SUV who's repeatedly tried to kill me on my commute, they've usually legged it in the opposite direction when the skinny oik dumps his bike in the middle of the road and goes completely psychotic at them. In a "You want to f... kill me, f...come on then, here's a stationary f... target, now are you f... man enough to do it" kinda way.
I'm aware I'm not the most emotionally stable guy out there btw....
[i]"Don't be soft have a fight"[/i] - Matthew 10:34
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Plenty of fights as a youngster growing up in Liverpool. Typical stuff really. Held my own.
As an adult havent fought for years although a few months ago I lost my temper with a bloke in a pub and grabbed him around the throat and pushed him against the wall. He reacted and a couple of punches were thrown. I have to admit it was my fault and the other bloke was far more mature than me and probably even let me off the hook!
it was broken up. I'd had a few drinks and when I woke the following day all I felt was embarrasment. Remember you are never as good as you think you are!!!
was far more mature
That's it really - fighting is the ultimate sign of immaturity imo. But whilst I accept that not all schools/neighbourhoods are the same, I'm frankly stunned by the amount of stwers who have managed to get through their youth without ever getting into a fight. The was zero chance of that happening in my school anyway.
it was actually an exam option subject at our school