Guy told me to go " F" myself at the driving range last weekend.

[CraiginKSA]

That's an incredibly stupid thing to say. Walking away from an escalating situation makes you "a victim?" Please. A bigger, smarter man walks away and doesn't feel the need to put himself in a potentially dangerous situation.

This didn't happen at a biker bar, or a crack house or a cock fight. It was some joker saving a stall for his wife at a driving range. He decided to become a knucklehead and verbally abuse someone who was clearly packing up and leaving so Mr Whipped could hit his balls with the missus right by his side. All of a sudden everyone on this board thinks the guy is strapped or could be John Bones Jones, so you better leave him alone or it could get ugly! Whatever. I've never been told to go F myself, but if someone did, I'd have to find out what his problem was. But for the rest of you, tucking tail works too. :-P

[rkim291968]

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[Ernest Jones]

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We kicked two members out last year for fighting on the golf course. Actually, it really wasn't a fight, as one guy dropped the other with one shot. Personally, I feel that he was threatened to a point where he was justified in throwing the punch, but the confrontation didn't need to escalate to that point and could have been avoided altogether.

We sent a message and I doubt anything like that will happen again. But who knows, 85% of our membership is either Irish or Italian Catholic and most of them grew up fighting their brothers and sisters at home so it becomes kind of second nature.

Originally Posted by Lihu

Not stereotyping or anything, right?

I agree that there are cultures where fighting is part of life, and it usually doesn't escalate past a couple punches. However, in some cultures if you punch someone it could escalate well beyond that.

Being an Irish Catholic myself and growing up being surrounded by Irish and Italian Catholics, I believe I speak from experience. Big families and plenty of infighting. But pretty much in-house. I remember that my older brother was the only one who was allowed to kick my ass and anybody else tried, he had something to say about it.

The two guys who got into it were both hardheaded, emotional guys of Irish desent, and neither one of them would dispute that description.

Being Italian and Irish Catholic myself, I am constantly kicking my own ass.

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I'm Irish-Italian too, part me wants to get drunk and they other part doesn't wanna pay.

[iacas]

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