# an adult threatened my son with violence from his son who is a minor **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004 "2012-01-10T02:20:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/21 "2012-01-12T22:54:34Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I think you are supposed to schedule a fight sometime after tanning but before the gym. That makes no sense. How can you lift weights when your fist is sore from punching some dude in the face? I’d say after the gym but before you go to the club and get wasted. Drinking the alcohol will help you forget about your fist hurting from punching faces. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/22 "2012-01-12T23:28:35Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I think you are supposed to schedule a fight sometime after tanning but before the gym. guiDOH! :smack: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/23 "2012-01-13T18:28:32Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I think you are supposed to schedule a fight sometime after tanning but before the gym. No, it should be after the gym, but before the laundry. That way, you can wash out both sweat and blood stains. Much more efficient, and saves water and electricity. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/24 "2012-02-27T20:37:06Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > The _ONE_ time I get cocky about it and shoot my mouth off… :smack: > > Of course, I meant return to this thread rather than start a new one, so I still might win. 😛 I’m pretty sure you won. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/25 "2012-02-28T03:35:09Z")
If they other kid is trained in martial arts, they should both enter a big tournament. Then they agree to stay away from each other until said tournament, upon which time, they will compete against each other, and the good guy will win, and kick the bad guy’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/26 "2012-02-28T03:51:02Z")
> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > Chin up, buckaroo. I did the same thing to my mother last night. If the OP wanted to be treated like you treated your mother last night, he’d be on all fours. ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/27 "2012-02-28T04:34:29Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If the OP wanted to be treated like you treated your mother last night, he’d be on all fours. Don’t be envious. You’ll get laid one of these days too, champ! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/28 "2012-02-28T04:46:32Z")
> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > Chin up, buckaroo. I did the same thing to my mother last night. She wants to file a complaint with a state agency because she got sassed by her homeowners’ association’s property manager. I told her, while the receptionist on the phone may have been very sympathetic to her plight, nothing was going to happen, because it would be an extraordinary waste of public resources if we decided to litigate every instance of insulting language, poor customer service, and vaguely ominous pronouncements. > > The law, like me, expects a certain measure of stout-heartedness (be it in response to threats of outsourced asskickings or icy posts on an internet message board) from all of us. Then I suppose you can provide citations that support this, because, otherwise, the way you presented your argument makes me doubt your claims. The law expects something out of us? You’re seriously anthropomorphizing the law? ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/29 "2012-02-28T05:05:06Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Then I suppose you can provide citations that support this, because, otherwise, the way you presented your argument makes me doubt your claims. The law expects something out of us? You’re seriously anthropomorphizing the law? Here’s one I found merely googling “the law expects resilience” > [@](#): > > The law expects reasonable fortitude and robustness of its citizens and will not impose liability for the exceptional frailty of certain individuals. [1999]1 All ER 1 (HL) But really, **BigT** , if you’re going to bogart **Guin** ’s shtick of snarkfully traipsing into a thread three weeks late (and then only because **VT** gave you the all clear), you really ought to pay her royalties. Where’s that agoraphobe solidarity? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/30 "2012-02-28T05:31:45Z")
Hey, I wasn’t the one who bumped it up – that was **handsomeharry**. Don’t blame me. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004/31 "2012-02-28T05:55:23Z")
And **harry** did it to address me, so now I suppose it’s all my fault. Sigh… ☹ Wait…does this mean I get the royalties? 🙂 Do I have to get down on all fours? 😕 :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004.md?page=1)