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Polybius

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11. I overheard someone saying something similar to a bully when I was a teen

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 09:25 PM

21 hrs ago

He was being verbally abused and made fun of, so he asked the bully why he only picked on those smaller and weaker than him. The bully's response was "Well, I'd be pretty foolish to pick on someone bigger and stronger than me." Your title made me think of that memory for the first time in years.

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I overheard someone saying something similar to a bully when I was a teen Polybius 21 hrs ago #11

What you said made me think of bullies throughout life. KY_EnviroGuy 17 hrs ago #13

Oh, so the USCG is taking the lead? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #6

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