Phone conversations and other shit

[Lies]

Zen is never an option.

[the last yatto]

So you don't have the urge to buy farmland in a third world country and import rice?

No. I have a desire to be left the fuck alone.

Sorry I didn't respond, I was taking your advice

[BadBeast]

Zen is never an option.

Until it is.

[Jasper]

I like the OP.  I like the ideas in this thread.

Can't help but think of this stuff in terms of fight or flight impulses, and the traits that allow you to choose your own reaction instead.

Is it possible to train out the fight/flight response?

Once I got beat up in high school.   The kid was on the school's boxing program or something.  I don't even recall the actual punches, to this day.  All I have is a memory of rising to his antagonism, then *blink* I've been socked three separate times, literally, before I knew it.

That was more surprising to me than the actual punches.  I stood there and thought about it for a second, then realized I was bleeding, and that everyone was staring at me.  Still a bit distant, somehow forced deep inside my head, I wandered off without a word to the nurse's office.

Once the moment had passed, I realized to my frank surprise that I was in quite a lot of pain.  

That's my only "real fight" story.

[E.O.T.]

OK Zen, as long as it's an option.

[Salty]

Ah I know just what you mean, Sigmatic.
I was punched in the face through my car window, got a cut above the eye that I had to stop with an old receipt, follow the guy who did it for 15 min, then ran out of gas. Then worked an 8 hour retail shift.
The punch itself felt like nothing at all.

[Lies]

Shock is an interesting thing.

[BadBeast]

Violence is fairly easy to spot coming, and avoid. But when for some reason you can't avoid it, it's best to forego all the usual posturing and squaring up, and hit the fucker first, as hard as you can. That usually puts an end to it. Or at least gives you a huge advantage.

[Lies]

Violence is fairly easy to spot coming, and avoid. But when for some reason you can't avoid it, it's best to forego all the usual posturing and squaring up, and hit the fucker first, as hard as you can. That usually puts an end to it. Or at least gives you a huge advantage.

And will land you in Jail since you'll be considered "The Aggressor". I love this century.

[Iason Ouabache]

No. Considering it sounds about par for something I would expect from you.

I am just at a loss for what to say.

Cowards, even in a crowd fear the lack of fear.

Interesting.  I had a martial arts instructor who was big on the idea that refusing to show fear is the best possible defense.  Good to know it actually works.

It only does if you don't give a damn if you take a bullet.

Yeah, but bullets fucking hurt. I'd rather not have to spend some time in Intensive Care because I felt the need to show another monkey that I have more testostorene than him.

[BadBeast]

Violence is fairly easy to spot coming, and avoid. But when for some reason you can't avoid it, it's best to forego all the usual posturing and squaring up, and hit the fucker first, as hard as you can. That usually puts an end to it. Or at least gives you a huge advantage.

And will land you in Jail since you'll be considered "The Aggressor". I love this century.

What, just for punching someone? Nah, not here.

[BadBeast]

No. Considering it sounds about par for something I would expect from you.

I am just at a loss for what to say.

Cowards, even in a crowd fear the lack of fear.

Interesting.  I had a martial arts instructor who was big on the idea that refusing to show fear is the best possible defense.  Good to know it actually works.

It only does if you don't give a damn if you take a bullet.

Yeah, but bullets fucking hurt. I'd rather not have to spend some time in Intensive Care because I felt the need to show another monkey that I have more testostorene than him.

Pretty low risk of a bullet here in the UK. We usually just use our fists.

[BadBeast]

Or there's always the other option of just letting some drunken arsehole use you as a punchbag.

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[Adios]

Love it.