Poll of the Day > Have you ever gotten into any physical fights in your adult life?

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I think most people have gotten into physical fights as kids in school. Have you ever gotten into any physical fights as an adult?
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Yes-
Not counting sparring.

But they werent ego driven in my 20s and 30s I was friendly w a couple of bar owners managers who failed to hire quality security guys so when someone got rowdy and say started throwing stuff at a bartender or was just acting like an ass I would help out if I was around.

It wasn't many times but it was old before it began- they should have just hired competent help. I did get extremely good treatment bill wise but I still get that at many places and don't do shit.
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Never been in a fight ever. I'm not a violent person at all.
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Not as an adult, no

Fights, no. Restraining an asshole or unstable person, yes.
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Firewood18 posted...

Fights, no. Restraining an asshole or unstable person, yes.

That's what most adult fight are
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A few scuffs with my brothers, that is all
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Firewood18 posted...

Fights, no. Restraining an asshole or unstable person, yes.

This, definitely wouldn't have considered it a fight, though.
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Almost. Some obnoxious friend of a friend kept antagonizing me all night so I finally smacked him in the face and said "let's take this outside." He just shut up and sat there awkwardly for 15 minutes before going home. Everyone was on my side and thought he deserved it (except the mutual friend), so I didn't feel out of line after the fact.
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Got into a first fight with my brother once, it's the only physical fight we've had. It wasn't much though, I tackled him, he hit me, I hit him back. The end.

Then of course there's the brawl my whole family got into when my dad decided to kill us. It was a weird situation, with my dad focusing of me, and my mom trying to pull him off of me while also trying to hold my arms down so I couldn't defend myself and yelling at me when I did manage to hit him or shove him. Not totally sure what my brother was doing, pretty sure he was might've been just attacking whoever was in front of him at the time. Ended with me being pinned down and being choked by my dad, then I somehow managed to break free and call 911.
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No, and I never got into any real fights as a kid either
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Almost. Some obnoxious friend of a friend kept antagonizing me all night so I finally smacked him in the face and said "let's take this outside." He just shut up and sat there awkwardly for 15 minutes before going home. Everyone was on my side and thought he deserved it (except the mutual friend), so I didn't feel out of line after the fact.

What was the obnoxious antagonizing centered around? What was the barb that stung the worst? Be reflective now. Nobody is judging you. What made you strike another?
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Firewood18 posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Almost. Some obnoxious friend of a friend kept antagonizing me all night so I finally smacked him in the face and said "let's take this outside." He just shut up and sat there awkwardly for 15 minutes before going home. Everyone was on my side and thought he deserved it (except the mutual friend), so I didn't feel out of line after the fact.

What was the obnoxious antagonizing centered around? What was the barb that stung the worst? Be reflective now. Nobody is judging you. What made you strike another?

He thought it was funny to intentionally annoy me on and off for three hours. Even other people were giving him the stink-eye around the room and didn't want to associate with him. I don't like causing drama, but he crossed a line and I didn't care about being polite at that point, I just needed it to end.

It was like 10+ years ago now, so I don't remember the specifics, but part of it was that he kept calling me a nickname I despise (an abbreviation of my name). He was also so classy when he wasn't pissing me off he was hitting on my cousin whenever her boyfriend left the room (they didn't care though, they just laughed at him - her boyfriend was in the paper for beating the shit out of a fugitive who tried to carjack them, so if a fight broke out between them it was going to end hilariously fast).
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faramir77 posted...

Firewood18 posted...

Fights, no. Restraining an asshole or unstable person, yes.

This, definitely wouldn't have considered it a fight, though.

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Yeah.

When I was 21 a 35 year old guy kept making fun of me for being a virgin. Until I told him I would kick him in the groin. He kept doing it so then I kicked him in the shin. Good thing too since I probably would have been charged with assault if I had kicked him in the groin. On the plus side he didn't do that again.
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All the time, but I get took drunk and talk tons of shit, I frustrate the shit out of people cuz I'm sharp as hell when I'm drunk but also really mean, I bring violence out of people
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keyblader1985 posted...

Never been in a fight ever. I'm not a violent person at all.

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No.
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Yeah, usually just with cousins though, sometimes we drink too much heh, it's always good the next day though, no hard feelings or whatever.
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No, I think the last physical fight was maybe 8th grade and that was just pushing a kid against the wall who kept making fun of me for some reason. Grabbed by his collar, smashed him against the wall and held him there and yelled "Stop it!" super loud. Right in front of the teacher too, and he didn't say a word to me. Kid left me alone after that.