UK Politics Thread III: Thready McThreadface (+ Jo Cox)

[Questers]

When I was in year 3, I was in a mixed 3/4 class. And some big lad took a disliking to me. So one day he said "Oi, <last name> meet in the yard for a fight at lunch. I'm going to kick your head in." At at that time there was construction work being done in our school and I had a vision of my head being splayed against a big iron skip.

So at lunch I weighed up my options:
1. Tell a teacher. Impossible. And cowardly!
2. Hide. Cowardly!
3. Stand and fight.

For no good reason I chose 3 and promptly did get my head kicked in.

Big lad tried it again the next day and we were ready for him and I and my pals were the ones doing the head-kicking, so to speak. Nobody ever messed with me again. This is my first two real life lessons:
1. No man is an island.
2. Force matters.

So you ran to your boyfriends instead of fighting your battles yourself?

congrats on your first semi-witty post

[New Benian Republic]

So you ran to your boyfriends instead of fighting your battles yourself?

congrats on your first semi-witty post

Why thank ye kindly m'lady/sir/xie/xiesh.

[Imperializt Russia]

Several of them have obscenely expensive cars and aren't drug dealers so I clearly did something wrong.

Don't take what I say too seriously. I am what happens when your main moral guide is a person who has sent people to the gallows.

But Fuller will guide.

When I was in year 3, I was in a mixed 3/4 class. And some big lad took a disliking to me. So one day he said "Oi, <last name> meet in the yard for a fight at lunch. I'm going to kick your head in." At at that time there was construction work being done in our school and I had a vision of my head being splayed against a big iron skip.

So at lunch I weighed up my options:
1. Tell a teacher. Impossible. And cowardly!
2. Hide. Cowardly!
3. Stand and fight.

For no good reason I chose 3 and promptly did get my head kicked in.

Big lad tried it again the next day and we were ready for him and I and my pals were the ones doing the head-kicking, so to speak. Nobody ever messed with me again. This is my first two real life lessons:
1. No man is an island.
2. Force matters.

So you ran to your boyfriends instead of fighting your battles yourself?

Not sure I've actually seen a worse argument, homophobic implications notwithstanding.

[Napkiraly]

When I was in year 3, I was in a mixed 3/4 class. And some big lad took a disliking to me. So one day he said "Oi, <last name> meet in the yard for a fight at lunch. I'm going to kick your head in." At at that time there was construction work being done in our school and I had a vision of my head being splayed against a big iron skip.

So at lunch I weighed up my options:
1. Tell a teacher. Impossible. And cowardly!
2. Hide. Cowardly!
3. Stand and fight.

For no good reason I chose 3 and promptly did get my head kicked in.

Big lad tried it again the next day and we were ready for him and I and my pals were the ones doing the head-kicking, so to speak. Nobody ever messed with me again. This is my first two real life lessons:
1. No man is an island.
2. Force matters.

So you ran to your boyfriends instead of fighting your battles yourself?

Strength in numbers

Fair fights are overrated

[Questers]

Don't take what I say too seriously. I am what happens when your main moral guide is a person who has sent people to the gallows.

That is hardly a bad thing, depending on who they are.

well, murderers. most of the commonwealth has less ... humanitarian views than great britain.

they also have less stringent opinions on removing judges based on their decision to convict ruling party members, so i was also brought up with a healthy respect for the rule of law.

[Elepis]

I think I am the only person in the world who thinks High school was enjoyable

yep

I miss childhood. I think high school was the perfect place between adulthood and childhood: going out with friends, holidays, romance, comedy etc etc with no responsibilities at all. University was a shock.

[Napkiraly]

I can't think of a fight when I did fight fairly to be honest.

[HMS Vanguard]

That is hardly a bad thing, depending on who they are.

well, murderers. third world countries have less ... humanitarian views than great britain.

Executing murderers is a jolly good show.

Unless they, in turn, had murdered other murderers.

[The Liberated Territories]

yep

I miss childhood. I think high school was the perfect place between adulthood and childhood: going out with friends, holidays, romance, comedy etc etc with no responsibilities at all. University was a shock.

I definitely agree.

[Souseiseki]

yep

I like it, and as my friend who goes to a different school always points out, all the girls are fitter at my school.

XDDDDDD

[Questers]

well, murderers. third world countries have less ... humanitarian views than great britain.

Executing murderers is a jolly good show.

Unless they, in turn, had murdered other murderers.

interestingly, I am anti death penalty.

for most crimes anyway

muh sweden

[New Benian Republic]

I can't think of a fight when I did fight fairly to be honest.

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

[Imperializt Russia]

yep

I miss childhood. I think high school was the perfect place between adulthood and childhood: going out with friends, holidays, romance, comedy etc etc with no responsibilities at all. University was a shock.

Maybe this is why we differ, because I didn't have two of those at high school.

[Questers]

lol william wilberforce went to "the other school" in my town and let me tell you the girls there weren't that fit until they turned 16 or so then well

edit: apparently not the dude i originally said? those liars

[Questers]

I can't think of a fight when I did fight fairly to be honest.

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

no, some people even plant bombs in pubs when they are fighting.

[Imperializt Russia]

I can't think of a fight when I did fight fairly to be honest.

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

I chose not to fight because I couldn't and still can't.

[Napkiraly]

I can't think of a fight when I did fight fairly to be honest.

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

A few of the people who lost to me tried to.

[Napkiraly]

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

no, some people even plant bombs in pubs when they are fighting.

Oh snap crackle pop

[New Benian Republic]

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

no, some people even plant bombs in pubs when they are fighting.

I really would rather not get into that with you mate. The arguing that is.

[New Benian Republic]

Really? Has nobody fought fairly??

I chose not to fight because I couldn't and still can't.

That's more respectable though.

[Imperializt Russia]

no, some people even plant bombs in pubs when they are fighting.

Oh snap crackle pop

muh baaannntts

[Imperializt Russia]

I chose not to fight because I couldn't and still can't.

That's more respectable though.

Like I said, it's probably fucked me up.

I lie, I didn't choose not to fight. I could not fight.
I made no "choice", for there was no choice to make.

[Questers]

no, some people even plant bombs in pubs when they are fighting.

I really would rather not get into that with you mate. The arguing that is.

fair enough.

we could probably have had peace in oireland if we had put everyone in a pub and had pints free on the house but all politics talk banned tbh.

[New Benian Republic]

That's more respectable though.

Like I said, it's probably fucked me up.

I've gotten the shit kicked out of me but I still fought and afterwards sometimes made a friend.

[Angleter]

Yeah, I couldn't do the "pals" bit so I spent thirteen years getting my head kicked in.

I think I am the only person in the world who thinks High school was enjoyable

Eh, I enjoyed the final third of it. For the first third, half the year was convinced I was gay, and for the middle third, half the year was convinced I was Jewish.