Man Swings Handbag...

Spore

So there I am, power cycling through the city when I come up to the College Green junction just outside Trinity, I'm avoiding the bus behind me and kind of 'spill' into the pedestrian traffic that's crossing at the pedestrian crossing when I feel this thump on my arm. Expecting it to be a 'friendly thump' of a mate I turn to my surprise / horror and see it's a man wielding a kind of leather 'man bag'. My question 'is this a legitamate weapon in a fight?'

Needless to say I shoved him off onto the pavement with many an expletive used when he tries to hit me again I block and swing (and miss :mad:) So I cycle off calling him a F@g...

i'm in the right, right?

phasers

I'd smack the hell out of you with my manbag

galwayrush

Err, you cycled off before calling him a fag?:rolleyes:

tba

Why did he thump you? Are you one of those dickhead cyclist?

galwayrush

Buy yourself a handbag and arrange to meet him at dawn for a showdown.;)

Spore

tba wrote: »

Why did he thump you? Are you one of those dickhead cyclist?

Didn't intentionally go over into the 'pedestrian' zone, so no, I don't think I was being a dickhead

Turd Ferguson

galwayrush wrote: »

Buy yourself a handbag and arrange to meet him at dawn for a blowdown.;)

FYP

K-9

You lost a fight with a guy with a man bag!

Dyr

Spore wrote: »

So there I am, power cycling through the city when I come up to the College Green junction just outside Trinity, I'm avoiding the bus behind me and kind of 'spill' into the pedestrian traffic that's crossing at the pedestrian crossing when I feel this thump on my arm. Expecting it to be a 'friendly thump' of a mate I turn to my surprise / horror and see it's a man wielding a kind of leather 'man bag'. My question 'is this a legitamate weapon in a fight?'

It is, flexible heavy things are great force multipliers, but in his case he really should have gone for you head, or kind of "spilled" his handbag into your face to avoid the pedestrians behind him. :pac:

UnderpantsGnome

Stage 1: Swing hand/man bag

Stage 2: ???

Stage 3: Profit!!!

Turd Ferguson

OP, would you have rathered he hit you with a cinder block attatched to a chain?

Quazzie

Spore wrote: »

So I cycle off realising I'm a F@g...

FYP

Spore

Probably just prefered the usual melee weapon, i.e. your fist. It was kind of embarassing for the both of us. I was just trying to think of some witty retort buy sadly defaulted to my ten year old self and screamed F@G! D'oh.

Mark200

You deserved it for going onto the pedestrian zone, he deserved it for having a handbag. Who says the world isn't fair?

Spore

Mark200 wrote: »

You deserved it for going onto the pedestrian zone, he deserved it for having a handbag. Who says the world isn't fair?

I accept that. Both cancel eachother out. Everybody wins

galwayrush

Spore wrote: »

I accept that. Both cancel eachother out. Everybody wins

What colour handbag would you like as your prize?:D

Diabhal Beag

It shall be known as The Battle of the Bitches

Canis Lupus

Spore wrote: »

So there I am, power cycling through the city when I come up to the College Green junction just outside Trinity, I'm avoiding the bus behind me and kind of 'spill' into the pedestrian traffic that's crossing at the pedestrian crossing when I feel this thump on my arm. Expecting it to be a 'friendly thump' of a mate I turn to my surprise / horror and see it's a man wielding a kind of leather 'man bag'. My question 'is this a legitamate weapon in a fight?'

Needless to say I shoved him off onto the pavement with many an expletive used when he tries to hit me again I block and swing (and miss :mad:) So I cycle off calling him a F@g...

i'm in the right, right?

So why exactly did you not notice this chap in the first place? Were you not looking at where you were going? Explain your situation better.

Spore

galwayrush wrote: »

What colour handbag would you like as your prize?:D

Sort of mauve... or failing that maybe Salmon?

SoWatchaWant

Being a cyclist, I hate pedestrians, especially the self-righteous ones that tut tut or make a face as if you don't have as much right to be on the pavement as they do.

Gran Hermano

So the OP crashes into a group of pedestrians and takes offence when
one of the injured parties swings their bag at them?

Quazzie

Gran Hermano wrote: »

So the OP crashes into a group of pedestrians and takes offence when
one of the injured parties swings their bag at them?

Are we even sure the attacker was a man. There was bags flying, cycling shorts being worn, inappropriate bulges, obvious sexual tension. It could be an honest mistake by the OP.

galwayrush

Gran Hermano wrote: »

and takes offence when
one of the injured parties swings their bag at them?

I think experiencing a man hitting you with his hand bag would be more than surreal.:rolleyes:

galwayrush

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Are we even sure the attacker was a man. There was bags flying, cycling shorts being worn, inappropriate bulges, obvious sexual tension. It could be an honest mistake by the OP.

Always check.;)

Gran Hermano

I know I'd find a person unable to control their bicycle to the extent that they
crash into pedestrians more of a nuisance than whatever clothes/luggage
passers-by have.

Tech3

Spore wrote: »

I turn to my surprise / horror and see it's a man wielding a kind of leather 'man bag'.

Needless to say I shoved him off onto the pavement with many an expletive used when he tries to hit me again I block and swing (and miss :mad:) So I cycle off calling him a F@g...

i'm in the right, right?

F**k its a manbag lets run

chillywilly

damn cyclists

Vain

Spore wrote: »

So there I am, power cycling through the city when I come up to the College Green junction just outside Trinity, I'm avoiding the bus behind me and kind of 'spill' into the pedestrian traffic that's crossing at the pedestrian crossing when I feel this thump on my arm. Expecting it to be a 'friendly thump' of a mate I turn to my surprise / horror and see it's a man wielding a kind of leather 'man bag'. My question 'is this a legitamate weapon in a fight?'

Needless to say I shoved him off onto the pavement with many an expletive used when he tries to hit me again I block and swing (and miss :mad:) So I cycle off calling him a F@g...

i'm in the right, right?

Haha you were beaten up by Roy Cropper.

LD 50

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

Being a cyclist, I hate pedestrians, especially the self-righteous ones that tut tut or make a face as if you don't have as much right to be on the pavement as they do.

Actually, they do. your bike is a road legal vehicle, and as such, you're meant to cycle on the road, or cycle lanes where available.
I'm a cyclist myself, and learned that the hard way.

ShooterSF

Spore wrote: »

Sort of mauve... or failing that maybe Salmon?

Salmon is not a colour it's a fish. Pink is a colour. The colour salmon was invented by guys who like to wear pink but on the other hand don't want to admit wearing pink!

DarkJager

I swear, when DIY castration kits eventually come around, the first ****er I see with a man bag better have the legs of Linford Christie on him.....

Tom Trojan

Get bag lady help!

Vain

ShooterSF wrote: »

Salmon is not a colour it's a fish. Pink is a colour. The colour salmon was invented by guys who like to wear pink but on the other hand don't want to admit wearing pink!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_(color)

Some people can pull it off;)

DarkJager

Vain wrote: »

Some people can pull it off;)

Yeah, its usually the person beating the guy wearing it

Gran Hermano

DarkJager wrote: »

I swear, when DIY castration kits eventually come around, the first ****er I see with a man bag better have the legs of Linford Christie on him.....

If they are DIY castration kits would you not be cutting off your own balls to spite your...

Poor Uncle Tom

Spore wrote: »

...power cycling...'spill' into...a...'man bag'...

It's a metaphor, right, right..?

DarkJager

Gran Hermano wrote: »

If they are DIY castration kits would you not be cutting off your own balls to spite your...

Sorry, its should be DIYTOP (Do it yourself to other people)

unreggd

DarkJager wrote: »

I swear, when DIY castration kits eventually come around, the first ****er I see with a man bag better have the legs of Linford Christie on him.....

A scissors?