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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

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On Sat, 3 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 12:23:39 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> Have you been in many bar fights? I've only been involved in one serious
>> fight in my life, and my boxing skills served me well in an unexpected
>> way. I was punched in the face, and the guy and his friends were very
>> suprised when I did not shut up or pass out. Instead I got ready to
>> retaliate, and when that happened the friend of the "fighter" aborted
>> the fight fight.
>
> A couple but I tried to avoid them. There was a strip in town with several
> bars mostly frequented by college kids. It was summer with a lot of
> overflow in the street. At the time the cops all went back to the station
> house at midnight. The next shift was there but were doing their briefings
> so there was a gap. We were minding our business when some nut decided to
> pick on my friend and had him backed up against the car. The friend was
> the definition of out of touch PHd so I jumped in. That started the whole
> melee. The nut was out of action so we left rapidly.
>
> The old wisdom is true. You're quietly sitting there having a beer and
> it's always some runt that wants to interrupt you.

Maybe you have a victim look? ;) Fortunately for me, the times, except the 
above, people have tried to rob me or assault me, I always was able to 
verbally de-escalate the situation without having to hand over any 
property.

I have no idea how I always managed to do that, but perhaps adrenalin also 
increases the power of your tongue! ;)

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  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-28 11:39 +0000
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-29 11:53 +0100
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