@yakkoTDI
THAT is one of my all-time favorite movie scenes. It’s especially great since it wasn’t even the original scripted outcome!
Sort of the opposite of the classic “villain captures the hero then, instead of just dispatching them promptly, taunts them until they can escape” trope.
@shahnm I’ll be taking no chances about the other guy trying to land a blow, TYVM. Boxing is stupid. Voluntarily standing there and letting someone do it to you is insane. I have seen the results; nobody should go there.
@werehatrack Who said anything about “the other guy”? The only information we have is the location you’ve been thrown into. Now a boxing ring seems like a boring and uncomfortable place to me, so I’d depart as soon as convenient. However, just because you’re in a boxing ring does not mean there’s necessarily anyone else in it to pose a threat (and Meh never mentioned an antagonistic pugilist). In fact, I would wager that most boxing rings are mostly empty most of the time…
@werehatrack Ok, but careful that in your haste you don’t get tangled up in the ropes, trip, and slam your head into the corner of the ring. That would suck…
Though the late-arriving boxer and I would be happy to help cart you to the local ER for stitches…
@shahnm You’re welcome to take your chances on that; I will note that the survey choices rather strongly imply the presence of a pugilist ready for a match, and the circumstance of being thrown in would make a generalized lack of rules and sanctioning more likely that I’m going to take a chance on. And the ropes of the squared circle are much easier to deal with than what’s customarily inside them when pugilism is the intent. Have a nice existence, hope the second-place prize money covers the expenses.
@werehatrack Well now we know why the boxer is so upset! You’re just plain mean to the poor guy, who’s just trying eke out a meager existence doing the one thing he knows how to do well. I guess I can understand your fear and paranoia of those who are different from you, but still… Pugilism is a tragic disease that affects all of us.
Think I’m gonna take the sad, lonely boxer dude out for a couple of beers and maybe cheer him up a bit. Though after what you did to him, I can’t imagine it will really help…
@edsa@phendrick@ThunderChicken I found the complete video, and the bird would have been just fine had it not been for the fact that there was a fox nearby. That bird is called a guillemot, and they are even worse at landing than an albatross. Honestly, I’m not even sure why they try getting airborne. You’d think that by now they’d have given up and decided to just walk.
Wear my opponent out if they are way better of a boxer than me using rope-a-dope technique then when I do throw punches make sure I put all my weight in to each punch
@werehatrack Nope, that’s not my preference. That sort of angry, vindictive response is a large part of what wrong in this country. Too many people think a gun is the answer. Instead, I would find the knucklehead and make him/her sorry in a non-violent manner.
@Jackinga I have resolved never to give an attacker a second chance. My experience has been that they seldom have any interest in changing their ways, but they will go to great lengths to set you up to be their victim again. And i have never found one that expressed remorse; generally, they are proud of what they have done. Yes, that is a lot of what’s wrong with this country - but at this point, I see no hope of reversing the trend without reducing the number of aggressors by whatever means works. But I prefer that the message arrive cold, and without a return address.
I have the ability to vomit on command, making me unstoppable in fisticuffs.
@brennyn I loved you in Deadpool 2.
Hopefully be alone in there
@00 If not, then quickly make it so that the other person is alone in there.
Indiana Jones against the sword fighter technique.
@yakkoTDI Forgot to include this dummy.
@yakkoTDI
THAT is one of my all-time favorite movie scenes. It’s especially great since it wasn’t even the original scripted outcome!
Sort of the opposite of the classic “villain captures the hero then, instead of just dispatching them promptly, taunts them until they can escape” trope.
Leave the boxing ring.
@shahnm Swiftly.
@werehatrack Why hurry? There’s no indication that there’s any danger in there. Do you just hate boxing rings in particular?
@shahnm I’ll be taking no chances about the other guy trying to land a blow, TYVM. Boxing is stupid. Voluntarily standing there and letting someone do it to you is insane. I have seen the results; nobody should go there.
@werehatrack Who said anything about “the other guy”? The only information we have is the location you’ve been thrown into. Now a boxing ring seems like a boring and uncomfortable place to me, so I’d depart as soon as convenient. However, just because you’re in a boxing ring does not mean there’s necessarily anyone else in it to pose a threat (and Meh never mentioned an antagonistic pugilist). In fact, I would wager that most boxing rings are mostly empty most of the time…
@shahnm Excellent. Revised plan: Let you wait around for somebody to show up while I make good my escape.
@werehatrack Ok, but careful that in your haste you don’t get tangled up in the ropes, trip, and slam your head into the corner of the ring. That would suck…
Though the late-arriving boxer and I would be happy to help cart you to the local ER for stitches…
@shahnm You’re welcome to take your chances on that; I will note that the survey choices rather strongly imply the presence of a pugilist ready for a match, and the circumstance of being thrown in would make a generalized lack of rules and sanctioning more likely that I’m going to take a chance on. And the ropes of the squared circle are much easier to deal with than what’s customarily inside them when pugilism is the intent. Have a nice existence, hope the second-place prize money covers the expenses.
@werehatrack Well now we know why the boxer is so upset! You’re just plain mean to the poor guy, who’s just trying eke out a meager existence doing the one thing he knows how to do well. I guess I can understand your fear and paranoia of those who are different from you, but still… Pugilism is a tragic disease that affects all of us.
Think I’m gonna take the sad, lonely boxer dude out for a couple of beers and maybe cheer him up a bit. Though after what you did to him, I can’t imagine it will really help…
Play dead or beg, depends on the look in the eyes.
wake up from a weird dream thinking WTF why was that even in my mind?? …and then realizing it was suggested by a Meh poll.
Fall down and stay down.
@Kyeh By the usual rules, that’s a safe route, assuming the rules are being followed. or are even being applied.
but wait this isn’t the internet p0rn version, is it?
@pmarin I think that’s the one where you get thrown into a washing machine.
@brennyn @pmarin It depends on whose fantasy is being enacted. There are so many…
Cry
Grab the mic and play announcer
/giphy Let’s get ready to rumble
DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!
Hit the canvas and be glad I got second place.
@tweezak It’s canvas under tension in wrestling. In boxing, the surface has no “give” other than possibly a resilient mat over a hard floor.
Raw sexual magnetism.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
@ThunderChicken Float like a butterfly, fly away like a chicken.
@ThunderChicken And probably land like a gooney bird.
@phendrick You are an albatross around my neck.
@phendrick @ThunderChicken
Is this guy gonna be alright?
@edsa @phendrick @ThunderChicken I found the complete video, and the bird would have been just fine had it not been for the fact that there was a fox nearby. That bird is called a guillemot, and they are even worse at landing than an albatross. Honestly, I’m not even sure why they try getting airborne. You’d think that by now they’d have given up and decided to just walk.
@ThunderChicken Try ignoring me?
@edsa @werehatrack lol.
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Comments there are funny.
@phendrick Ignore you? I’d miss too much good stuff.
@edsa @phendrick Is who going to be alright? Me or the other bird?
Stop, drop, and roll. I learned in kindergarten. Seems like a good strategy.
Wear my opponent out if they are way better of a boxer than me using rope-a-dope technique then when I do throw punches make sure I put all my weight in to each punch
Kung Fu.
Get the hell outta there. Then find the sum bitch, who threw me in!
@Jackinga By preference, find them with a message written on a 50BMG.
@werehatrack Nope, that’s not my preference. That sort of angry, vindictive response is a large part of what wrong in this country. Too many people think a gun is the answer. Instead, I would find the knucklehead and make him/her sorry in a non-violent manner.
@Jackinga I have resolved never to give an attacker a second chance. My experience has been that they seldom have any interest in changing their ways, but they will go to great lengths to set you up to be their victim again. And i have never found one that expressed remorse; generally, they are proud of what they have done. Yes, that is a lot of what’s wrong with this country - but at this point, I see no hope of reversing the trend without reducing the number of aggressors by whatever means works. But I prefer that the message arrive cold, and without a return address.
I’d ask “Why is this called a boxing ring when it’s actually square?” That should confuse any boxer long enough for me to make a getaway.
@algae1221 You presume that they will delay long enough for you to get past the “wh” in “why…”
Duck and run.
@lisaviolet