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51. Sounds like a metaphor for Boehner's antics v the President.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] quinnox Mar 2013 OP

GW Bush? n/t wilt the stilt Mar 2013 #1

lol, no quinnox Mar 2013 #3

Oh, for a second there I thought you were talking about Meta OKNancy Mar 2013 #2

Heard about this Meta. Is it on the far side of Mercury? Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #31

. Iggo Mar 2013 #4

One early morning when I parked my car on the campus where teach, a man--normal looking-- tblue37 Mar 2013 #5

good for you quinnox Mar 2013 #10

My guess is that the shock effect helps me. No one expects tblue37 Mar 2013 #11

I'm 5'3" as well Aerows Mar 2013 #20

There is a special spot to thump him. Actually two spots close together. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #37

What you need is... Whats_that Mar 2013 #45

Sound like he, like many homeless people, may have an untreated psychiatric illness. cbayer Mar 2013 #6

It appears I may have fallen for some inside joke. If that's the case, please tell me so cbayer Mar 2013 #7

its hard to feel that way when he was being so aggressive and acting like he was going to punch and quinnox Mar 2013 #12

His aggressiveness was most likely a reflection of his own fear. cbayer Mar 2013 #13

lets put it this way, I have a feeling if you had been facing what I did quinnox Mar 2013 #15

I am sure that I would have been afraid, just like you. cbayer Mar 2013 #32

Well said. Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2013 #39

Also very well said. cbayer Mar 2013 #40

+1 Jumpin Jack Fletch Mar 2013 #62

You did the right thing. 1983law Mar 2013 #49

How could the OP possibly help? Dash87 Mar 2013 #19

You can't help people that are threatening you Aerows Mar 2013 #23

I supported his walking away, but maintain that one can have both compassion and cbayer Mar 2013 #34

I'm 5'3" Aerows Mar 2013 #44

+1 Squinch Mar 2013 #30

Trying to get arrested maybe? lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #8

Yeah, its a shame your battery was dead, you could have done the Christian thing 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #9

I'm sorry, but I gotta do it: Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #14

That guy always reminds be of BJ ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #21

I also really liked this one: Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #25

Yea, that one makes me laff every time too. He's got it down in that shot, lol. eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #26

Man of my fantasies... David__77 Mar 2013 #43

What if you hadn't been bigger and stronger than this guy? oldhippie Mar 2013 #16

probably ran quinnox Mar 2013 #17

I'm glad there wasn't any physical contact MineralMan Mar 2013 #18

thanks mineral man quinnox Mar 2013 #24

Me too Aerows Mar 2013 #27

yep. I never had that happen to me before quinnox Mar 2013 #29

I would call this man "poor," or "homeless," or "unfortunate," but "this old bum" sounds WinkyDink Mar 2013 #22

Easy to say until one assaults you... Whats_that Mar 2013 #47

There are all manner of compassionate words and terms, but DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #58

Theory vs reality... Whats_that Mar 2013 #67

We sadly outsourced our mental health system to the streets. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #28

I have had seen many cases that were much like the OP. Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2013 #88

yesterday at breakfast my partner and I watched a middle-aged man... mike_c Mar 2013 #33

Nowadays he might just be on his bluetooth! whistler162 Mar 2013 #57

Some like him do that. Cleita Mar 2013 #35

... Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #36

+1 Son of Gob Mar 2013 #61

That's likely what he was looking for Warpy Mar 2013 #38

A couple of weeks ago I hit a street level ATM in downtown Phoenix Leslie Valley Mar 2013 #41

Yeah, uh huh. ret5hd Mar 2013 #54

So that was you? Leslie Valley Mar 2013 #71

Awesome. Quantess Mar 2013 #73

No, It was enough for an order of Frank Zappa Zukes and some Lady GaGa's hot links Leslie Valley Mar 2013 #79

Assault with no physical contact? I was hit by a homeless woman in LA HipChick Mar 2013 #42

Women homeless are very vulnerable to assault and the can be very aggressive because of it lunatica Mar 2013 #52

If you live in California he's probably mentally ill lunatica Mar 2013 #46

Last time I was in San Francisco.... Whats_that Mar 2013 #48

Yeah, they're such a downer aren't they? lunatica Mar 2013 #50

I should feel bad... Whats_that Mar 2013 #68

San Francisco has a major mental health crisis. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2013 #85

Too bad. Texasgal Mar 2013 #53

I refer you to post 68... Whats_that Mar 2013 #72

Sounds like a metaphor for Boehner's antics v the President. Richardo Mar 2013 #51

In my experience, there are three reasons for an adult referring to somebody else as a "bum" alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #55

That's the big important message you derived from it all??! Quantess Mar 2013 #59

Why are people thinking this is funny? Quantess Mar 2013 #56

Maybe he was just a jerk... Whats_that Mar 2013 #74

Thank you, quantess quinnox Mar 2013 #84

I am 4'9". Brigid Mar 2013 #60

Hallelujah! bluedigger Mar 2013 #63

You called them a bum because he threatened you or because he appeared homeless? CreekDog Mar 2013 #64

A 'bum?' Zax2me Mar 2013 #65

word policing, just a little bit... Quantess Mar 2013 #70

"could have taken him in a fight" is always funny to me...... Logical Mar 2013 #66

And never fight someone who has nothing to lose. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #75

We have this guy GP6971 Mar 2013 #69

That's what pepper spray is for. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #76

good idea quinnox Mar 2013 #81

Being verbally assaulted can be extremely painful... Rowdyboy Mar 2013 #77

I had the adrenaline flowing for sure quinnox Mar 2013 #83

How much do you want to bet that this guy was on meth? backscatter712 Mar 2013 #78

I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me quinnox Mar 2013 #82

It may be that I have just a tad too much English in me...... left on green only Mar 2013 #80

Was he drunk, or do you suspect he was mentally ill? octothorpe Mar 2013 #86

Why didn't.... Abe Lincoln Mar 2013 #87

self-deleting as this happened yesterday and no longer needs to be discussed quinnox Mar 2013 #89