Michael, That's not totally true. I was picked on by a bully when I was about 10. My father was an Amateur Boxing champion in the army and told me the old chestnut about bullies don't like to be hurt and that if you hit them they will back down etc etc.
So I tried what he said on day when I had had enough and whacked the guy on the nose "just like my dad said" - he just looked at me with blood spurting from his nose and then proceeded to give me the biggest thrashing he could. So much for the information and advice! I did learn three important lessons though: 1. If you give your best shot and it doesn't work then be prepared to run...quickly. If you don't, prepare for a good kicking. 2. Never trust advice from someone who doesn't really understand your situation - even if it is your dad. 3. He who fights and runs away...lives to fight another day. 4. The guys who are fitter and bigger are usually dumber and slower so fight them on your own terms with cunning and guile. He never did know who stole the wheels off his bike. <BG> Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: 11 May 2007 03:45 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Race to the Bottom That's what most people forget. The bully doesn't want to feel pain either. Break a finger on him and he'll leave you alone. Unfortunately today's bully is armed. --- Nicholas Geti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I was in gradeschool there were three or four > of us who walked home > together every day after school. One of the guys had > asthma and was in > general not healthy nor robust. So one afternoon one > of the school jocks > followed us and started pushing this weak kid. All > of a sudden the kid > grabbed the thumb of the bully and bent it > backwards. Man, you should have > heard the jock scream. He ran the other way crying. > I never saw him near us > again. We were really impressed. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:33 PM > Subject: RE: [OT] Race to the Bottom > > > > Yeah, we had those in school too. Here are some > options for a kid who is > > being threatened by a bully: > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
