He doesn't want to fight you...

Hey folks,
Not much of a question, just something I want to share with you all.
Scenario: In a bar on the south side of Chicago, a guy opens the door at the same time i’m leaving with the same hand he’s holding a drink with. The door hits me, the glass falls to the floor. I notice my friends aren’t (for an unrelated reason) leaving yet. I go back inside. The guy comes back in holding another of my friends by the arm, saying ‘…if it wasn’t you, who was it?..’.

I knew what he was talking about. I said ‘…I spilt your drink, what’s the problem?’
Insert much cursing and profanity. ‘Look, it was an accident, as much your fault as mine (untrue, 100% his fault), i’ll get get you a beer, OK?’

Sounds fair…but no, he wants a cocktail. We disagree. He asks me outside. A friend of mine suggests I don’t go outside (my feeling, i’ll fight the bastard if that’s what he wants). I say, why not, if he wants to fight, it’s fine by me. I don’t give afuck how big he is (I was mad and drunk). My friend suggests he’d like to shoot me, not fight. Gulp. He says, ‘…do you know who I am…?’…
A friend of a friend intervenes, takes money from me, they won’t serve the asshole anymore, he gives the guy the money. It’s only $10. I subsequently find out who the guy really is, a serious dealer/gangster/murderer (unsubstantiated). The guy shook my hand afterwards and said, presumably happily holding my $10, everything’s cool. $10 was a small price to pay for my life
You live and learn, right?

Andy Sweetie, do you everpost sober?

:smiley:

BTW, our favorite Uncle (you know, Beer) has an important thread going on about the next Chicago gathering.


Everybody knows that Steve McGarrett only takes orders from the governor and God - and occassionally even they have trouble.

As a resident of the south side of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, I must strongly suggest that you carefully chose what bars you frequent and with whom you interact within those establishments!

You were fortunate that things turned out for the best … THIS time. Perhaps it would be wise for you to be a bit more circumspect in the future! :slight_smile:


“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.”
–Daniel J Boorstin

Bear in mind that Andy intended to do what any Brit would have done, given the same circumstances: kick the living crap out of the bastard :wink:
And in England, far fewer people are of the gun-carrying type.

Don’t you just LOVE cultural differences, Any :smiley:


Coldfire
Voted Poster Most Likely To Post Drunk


"You know how complex women are"

  • Neil Peart, Rush (1993)

Or Andy, whatever…


Coldfire
Voted Poster Most Likely To Post Drunk


"You know how complex women are"

  • Neil Peart, Rush (1993)

Upon sober reflection, I’ve seen …er, hang on a minute, you’re still drunk! I’ll try again later :wink:

Andy, next time put a cap in his ass with your deuce-deuce. :wink:

Ahhh…Seeing that makes me realize how glad I am to live in a state where the .9MM Ruger concealed at my waist is legal, licensed, and allowed to be used when needed :smiley:

In my limited experience, I’ve discovered everyone is an idiot until they’ve prove themselves otherwise!

-SS

Yeah, Demo, you go homey! Pull out your jammie and pop that sucka’ in the back of his nappy-ass weave. Then steal his gold-on-a-roll chains, go drink yourself a fat 40oz of Old English and cruise the 'hood in your six-four.

Maybe I’m a nancy boy, but if I’m in a bar and a guy asks me to go outside (presumably for a fist fight), my first reaction is “Hell NO! I’m staying right in here where the drinks and the peanuts are.” Why would I want to go outside and either bruise my knuckles or get the crap beaten out of me (the more likely conclusion)?

Was his name Leroy Brown?

Was he bad, bad?