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  • R ricmil42

    The size of your penis has nothing to do with it. If I could kill someone at 100 yards with my penis, I wouldn't need a gun. :)

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    realJSOP
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    Word up.

    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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    • R realJSOP

      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

      we don't measure the size of our penis by the size of our guns

      I'm not measuring anything, and I'm not questioning anyone's manhood. I'm simply saying that if I'm standing there shooting at someone and they get close enough to be swinging at me with a stick, I'll use that as a learning opportunity and practice more often. Would you feel better if I was using a bow/arrow? BTW, I agree. Guns don't make you more virile, but they do make great equalizers.

      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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      Pete OHanlon
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      While you're out at the range shooting blanks, I'll be at home firing live ones. ;P

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      • D devvvy

        just a random thought - I think on average Kung Fu don't work, at least for the avg 120 skinny. The body builder with 180lbs of muscle always (well almost) win I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

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        Mladen Jankovic
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        devvvy wrote:

        or am i mistaken?

        Sure you are dead wrong. Take this[^] for instance. It's K1 competition, the big guy is Mighty Mo and only god knows how many big(ger) guys he sent home by knocking them out, but not this one who's half his size.

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        • R realJSOP

          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          but in all fairness physical training (including reflex training) does indeed help the odds

          It's more coordination than anything else. If you drop your beer in the process of shooting someone running at you at full speed, you deserve to have your ass kicked.

          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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          Jeremy Falcon
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          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

          If you drop your beer in the process of shooting someone running at you at full speed, you deserve to have your ass kicked.

          Can't argue with that. :laugh:

          Jeremy Falcon

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          • D devvvy

            just a random thought - I think on average Kung Fu don't work, at least for the avg 120 skinny. The body builder with 180lbs of muscle always (well almost) win I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

            dev

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            Jeremy Falcon
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            devvvy wrote:

            I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

            Kung Fu is mainly for show. It's more pretty than it effective - which is why it's used in movies, etc. If you ever pay attention to the guys not moving in a fight scene thy always "wait their turn" to get their butt kicked. Real life doesn't work like that. That being said, proper technique with a martial art meant for real combat isn't Kung Fu. I'm not dissing Kung Fu here, I think it's an awesome art form. It's just not practical. But, for self defense on the street I'd choose something else. To actually address your question, as much as I love strength and body building, technique will always win IF you're good. There are pressure points in the body that regardless of strength hurt like hell if hit right. But if you're technique sucks (which most people's do - even if they don't think so) you better watch out because that raw strength is going to hurt. At the end of the day, go for whichever one you like the most. Learning either will help defend you in most situations. Especially considering the best martial artists aren't the bullies - it's the retards that usually are.

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            • D devvvy

              just a random thought - I think on average Kung Fu don't work, at least for the avg 120 skinny. The body builder with 180lbs of muscle always (well almost) win I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

              dev

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              Pete OHanlon
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              Po[^] will always win. Just ask Tai Lung[^].

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              • P Pete OHanlon

                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                Leave them to the professionals

                You called?

                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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                Nagy Vilmos
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                Me called Bodie.


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                • L Lost User

                  When you've proved you can handle beer we'll see. ;P

                  Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  That be fightin' talk rom these 'ere parts. You don't know what it's like, never knowing how many cocktail parties you have to attend, popping round to see the chums in the House bar for a class of something layed down in '63. It's hell I tell you! Hell!


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                  • P Pete OHanlon

                    Just because most people know it incorrectly doesn't make it right.

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    Come thee Brother to the 'International League of Pedants', your teachings will be welcomed there.


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                    • R realJSOP

                      Word up.

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                      Nagy Vilmos
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                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                      Word up.

                      For that you get: Dah pretty ladies around the world Got a weird thing to show you, So tell all the boys and girls. Tell your brother, your sister And mama too, cause they're About to go down And you'll know just what to do...


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                        Word up.

                        For that you get: Dah pretty ladies around the world Got a weird thing to show you, So tell all the boys and girls. Tell your brother, your sister And mama too, cause they're About to go down And you'll know just what to do...


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                        Dalek Dave
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                        Geordi La Forge was in that video.

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                        • D Dalek Dave

                          Closer than 20 feet, man beat gun!

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                          PaulowniaK
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                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                          Closer than 20 feet, man beat gun!

                          Not really... since there is a person holding the gun too... that'll be "Closer than 20 feet, man beat slower man with gun!"

                          Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...

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                          • D devvvy

                            just a random thought - I think on average Kung Fu don't work, at least for the avg 120 skinny. The body builder with 180lbs of muscle always (well almost) win I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

                            dev

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                            Roger Wright
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                            You are seriously mistaken, if you extend that to martial arts in general. I don't practice kung fu, but I'm sure it's nearly as effective in its way as the taekwondo and hapkido I do practice. I can assure you that the 120 lb practitoner of TKD at my level will have little trouble taking down an untrained 180 lb body builder. The reason you don't see that happening often is that we are trained not to fight, except as a last resort, and then to fight without mercy to utterly destroy the problem child. Few of us look forward to prison, so it rarely happens. ;P

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                              Geordi La Forge was in that video.

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                              Nagy Vilmos
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                              It's close to midnight, Something evils lurking... Are you sober David?


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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                Unlike Americans, here in the UK, we don't measure the size of our penis by the size of our guns. We're secure enough in our manhood not to need to use firearms. Firearms don't make you more virile; it's a Phallusy.

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                                bryce
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                                You chaps banned guns left right and centre after Dunblaine ina typical knee jerk reaciton. point of interest - hows that gun crime ticking along now? Bryce

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                                  You are seriously mistaken, if you extend that to martial arts in general. I don't practice kung fu, but I'm sure it's nearly as effective in its way as the taekwondo and hapkido I do practice. I can assure you that the 120 lb practitoner of TKD at my level will have little trouble taking down an untrained 180 lb body builder. The reason you don't see that happening often is that we are trained not to fight, except as a last resort, and then to fight without mercy to utterly destroy the problem child. Few of us look forward to prison, so it rarely happens. ;P

                                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                  Roger Wright wrote:

                                  . I can assure you that the 120 lb practitoner of TKD at my level will have little trouble taking down an untrained 180 lb body builder.

                                  In the dojang maybe Mr Wogger. Bryce

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                                  • D devvvy

                                    just a random thought - I think on average Kung Fu don't work, at least for the avg 120 skinny. The body builder with 180lbs of muscle always (well almost) win I think Kung Fu is overrated (no offense and me no exopert), or am i mistaken?

                                    dev

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                                    bryce
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                                    It depends It depends on whether the 80 kg (we work in SI units) is a wimp - has any internal fortitude , has any balls. If hes a sook then hes toast regardless. If he knows how to throw and take a punch and has been in a few real world scraps then hes got a size advantage and experience and then the old adage applies - a good big-un' will usually beat a good little-un'. Occams Razor applies. Bryce

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                                      Roger Wright wrote:

                                      . I can assure you that the 120 lb practitoner of TKD at my level will have little trouble taking down an untrained 180 lb body builder.

                                      In the dojang maybe Mr Wogger. Bryce

                                      MCAD --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
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                                      Our kids books :The Snot Goblin, and Book 2 - the Snotgoblin and Fluff

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      And anywhere else... we didn't play nice at my school. :-D Padding was required for children, of course, and we didn't teach the nastier bits until they were adults. Can't have school kids maiming and killing each other, now can we? :rolleyes:

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                                      • R realJSOP

                                        Any physical activity that exceeds the effort to aim a pistol and squeeze a trigger is overrated. I'll give you 5 seconds to run 50 yards to kick my ass, but I'm sure my pistol will still kill you before you can touch me, and I won't even have to drop my beer to do it. (And if you're only 120 pounds - or even a body builder - you'll probably be completely winded before you've managed to run 20 of those yards.) FWIW, if it looks like you might get to me before the end of the five seconds, I'll just cheat and shoot you anyway. It's not that I want to win at all costs - I just don't want to take a chance on dropping my beer.

                                        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        For some reason I assumed you didn't drink. Maybe it's that you drink beer but not hard alcohol?

                                        Regards, Nish


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                                        • R ricmil42

                                          The size of your penis has nothing to do with it. If I could kill someone at 100 yards with my penis, I wouldn't need a gun. :)

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                                          RichardM1
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                                          You might not need a gun, but you'd probably need some shots.

                                          Opacity, the new Transparency.

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