Have you ever hit someone or been on the receiving end of a punch?

Galwayguy35

Was talking with a few lads at work today and out of the 7 of us there I seemed to be the only one who had never punched someone in a row.

I was headbutted once in an unprovoked assault and would have hit back in that situation if I was able to but don't think I would ever hit someone first unless I felt in real danger.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Was talking with a few lads at work today and out of the 7 of us there I seemed to be the only one who had never punched someone in a row.

I was headbutted once in an unprovoked assault and would have hit back in that situation if I was able to but don't think I would ever hit someone first unless I felt in real danger.

Quite a few, but not since I was abotu 13.

shopaholic01

No and no. Never been in a fight and wouldn't want to be.

Sir Arthur Daley

Im drinking Poitin punch at the moment 150 proof.

Karl Stein

I'm so tough I once shouted at a Bumble Bee and was fast enough to run home before he caught up with me.

Tigger

Last time I hit someone was paddys day 2003
He was attacking a taxi driver and luckily I was there to assist
Since then I've handled the odd idiot but luckily not had to hit them

Mickey H

I once boiled a mug of water with my own rage.

Does that count?

Ruu

I hit my brother once when he was sitting in my chair, no carry on like that since or anything close. Probably could find the strength if felt in danger like others.

MS.ing

of course but only when younger in school and only to stop a bullying ring getting off the ground. wait for one to go a little bit too far and beat the **** out of him, the others soon got the lesson. was one of the bigger ones too, bigger than me. he got a whole wall of kick ass, tap into the 'lifting a car to rescue your child under it' energy for best results

dobman88

Yes to both. Got jumped after walking out of a pub at 5am one night. Guy must have thought it was a lock in and I was pissed or something but I was working and had just done the clean up so was able to get him away from me.

Nothing more serious than that apart from tempers flaring during a football or soccer match but what happens on the field doesn't count imo.

Bipolar Joe

Yeah. I tend to have random people want to beat me up for some reason. I mostly run away because it is scary, but I've had to deck a couple of them of have my head kicked in.

Ah heeeyor.

kumate_champ07

not allowed talk about it..

entropi

Both. During my growing up years, and in martial arts. Grand stuff.

KevinEldon

Have had my head punched,kicked and stamped on (really miss eamon dorans!) and I've been headbutted a good few times too over the years.

minidazzler

Plenty of times.

jamesbere

Only Last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I'm so mean I make medicine sick

Savage Tyrant

I was kicked half to death outside a nightclub in Belfast years ago.
Thrown my fair share of punches in my time too..

Funny question actually cause I would have been full sure 95% of people would have at some time or another, taken or given a clout... But apparently not?

MS.ing

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

I was kicked half to death outside a nightclub in Belfast years ago.
Thrown my fair share of punches in my time too..

Funny question actually cause I would have been full sure 95% of people would have at some time or another, taken or given a clout... But apparently not?

the weak nerd quotient is quite high on the internets, that tends to skew the numbers. same goes for % of poulation interest in star/wars or trek, virginity ect
basically if you want to conduct actual meaningfull research, the net is not the place

I have been at the receiving end of - misplaced chivalry - on a few occasions. A few guys who thought I was an evil exploiter of women and deserved to be laid out on the floor because of it. Thankfully due to a combination of not being a heavy drinker - and having some training - I have prevailed where necessary and where forced to do so. How much of this was due to me being trained - and how much to do with me being a lot more sober than them - is anyones guess.

FTA69

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have been at the receiving end of - misplaced chivalry - on a few occasions. A few guys who thought I was an evil exploiter of women and deserved to be laid out on the floor because of it. Thankfully due to a combination of not being a heavy drinker - and having some training - I have prevailed where necessary and where forced to do so. How much of this was due to me being trained - and how much to do with me being a lot more sober than them - is anyones guess.

I'm a boxer so yeah, loads of times! Had a giant Traveller pop my nose open with a jab only last night, great fun spending Friday evening picking clumps of dried blood out of your nostrils.

Voglio

Yes both, numerous times, I've also been headbutted point blank in a nightclub by some random idiot. Broke my nose and had to have surgery. But I'm glad it happened now, it has made me more confident, it makes you feel alive too. In the words of Tyler Durden, how much can you really know about yourself if you were never in a fight.

Renegade Mechanic

Been schooled a few times alright. Done some schooling too. Doesnt hurt till the morning after, unless something is really torn, or broken at which point, the pain is immediate and (depending on whats been broken mind) allows you do do some seriously nasty sh*t in the name of defence. Its scary as hell but **** me, is it a rush!

Quazzie

Once hit a guy after a night out. He was starting with a mate of mine who is much smaller so I stood in to defend him. The guy ran at me, and I threw a punch. Broke my hand with the first box but I also broke his nose. There was am awkward moment later on in the night when we both ended up in the same A&E waiting room.

Daveysil15

I did martial arts for years so I've exchanged quite a few blows. I'm not sure if that really counts though. Outside of that I have only been in one fight when I was 13.

cournioni

Last time I was involved in a fight was about 5 years ago when my friend was being beaten up on the way into a nightclub.

I was walking in with him and I turned to talk to him and he wasn't there, I turned around only to see him getting punched and kicked on the ground by three scumbags (I think). They didn't seem to notice me, I ran over hit one of them and got him out of the way and the started fighting another off. We faught down as far as the dj box and then another two got involved with me. I just covered up my head and kicked the door of the dj box a couple of kicks while the three of them hammered away at my arms and the little part of my head that wasn't covered up until the bouncers came and chucked them out. I didn't have anything more that a few bumps and bruises but my friend had a bloodied mouth when I met with I'm shortly after. He couldn't remember a thing from it (and we weren't drunk).

Jester252

Both, but only in defence. I have no issue with thrown a punch or a headbutt after you laid your hands on me or a friend.

MonstaMash

Occupational hazard in my job...it happens.

Dicky Pride

I'd be afraid to hit someone. Knowing my luck they'd fall, bang their head and die. The good guys get all the bad luck ya know!

harry Bailey esq

many times,last one i received was in waterford about six months ago,unprovoked assault by members of the "nomadic community"

FudgeBrownie

Got a dig then kicked in the eye- whilst standing up too may I add. I don't know how the hell that happened as he wasn't a giant or anything.

MonstaMash

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

many times,last one i received was in waterford about six months ago,unprovoked assault by members of the "nomadic community"

There were aggressive hordes of angry Tuaregs roaming around Waterford?

languagenerd

Outside of martial arts, only once. A girl randomly jumped on my back at a gig in Birmingham and stayed there, so I gave her a sharp elbow jab to get her off me. Next thing her friend is lifting her up so she can throw kicks at my upper back. Psychos. I'd travelled a long way for that gig though and didn't wanna get thrown out for fighting, so I just side-stepped her and moved to another spot. Weird incident, no idea what she was at. (I'm also female btw)

harry Bailey esq

MonstaMash wrote: »

There were aggressive hordes of angry Tuaregs roaming around Waterford?

these crowd i later found out were involved,and still are to this day in feuding and heavy duty criminality in the city,im just counting myself lucky that all i got was a puck in the nose,could have turned out a lot worse for me.

dgt

Yes and yes

nacho libre

I've never hit anyone or been given a black eye up to this point. I'll probably end up with one tonight having said that:P Well, i did get hit with a stone by someone once which bruised my eye and face, i was close to hitting the person then, but opted to grabbed them by the neck instead and warned them

Daveysil15

languagenerd wrote: »

Outside of martial arts, only once. A girl randomly jumped on my back at a gig in Birmingham and stayed there, so I gave her a sharp elbow jab to get her off me. Next thing her friend is lifting her up so she can throw kicks at my upper back. Psychos. I'd travelled a long way for that gig though and didn't wanna get thrown out for fighting, so I just side-stepped her and moved to another spot. Weird incident, no idea what she was at. (I'm also female btw)

Sounds like a scene from a film I saw.

Stavros Murphy

Up to about 26 I considered it the only meaningful method of communication. Then the novelty wore off.

foxy farmer

Summer 86 I was out with 3 schoolmates 2 of whom were 1st cousins. The father of one of them was a subcontractor on a small nearby building site and they were blowing about getting work and pay there. We were in 6th classd I'd say. I claimed it was bs and one of them started pushing me around. I remembered my fathers words about a "slap in the kisser". I drew him a belt with my left hand and he fell.
As I walked away he caught me and hit me square on the nose. The blood flowed and he ran scared. Thank god I suffered nosebleeds even if the wind changed. He must have damaged my nose because my mother commented that it looked a bit crooked a few days later. I just kept stum and my fists in my pockets since.

OU812

Yup.
I brought a fist to a knife fight once.

Wouldn't want it to happen again though.

FTA69

MonstaMash wrote: »

There were aggressive hordes of angry Tuaregs roaming around Waterford?

I'd believe it. I got a hiding off a load of Kalahari Bushmen in Carlow back in 1998.

Legs.Eleven

Never punched anyone but I have been punched twice in the face on two different occasions.

irish bloke

Tigger wrote: »

Last time I hit someone was paddys day 2003
He was attacking a taxi driver and luckily I was there to assist
Since then I've handled the odd idiot but luckily not had to hit them

My hero...

Doom

I have and I'm sorry that I did....
Got karma delivered back too....

LETHAL LADY

Myself and the hubby were attacked by a bunch of cretins after leaving the local dishco, without any provocation. It was a bunch of small men trying to get my husband on the ground so they could lay a boot into his head. My husband stood his ground and the feckers couldn't pull him down.I was punched under the chin by a man and knocked out. Luckily some decent folks saw what happened and joined in and gave them feckers the mother and father of all hidings.

BrokenArrows

Been in a few scraps growing up. Punches given and taken.

Renegade Mechanic

MonstaMash wrote: »

There were aggressive hordes of angry Tuaregs roaming around Waterford?

If youve got a crowd of these after you:

Its over!!

downonthefarm

Got a kick up the hole off a detective when I was a young fella
Some scummer pulled a Stanley knife on the bus one time

languagenerd

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Sounds like a scene from a film I saw.

Eh, what? I know it's not a particularly thrilling tale or anything, but it did happen...

Daveysil15

languagenerd wrote: »

Eh, what? I know it's not a particularly thrilling tale or anything, but it did happen...

It was erm... an adult film.

ljpg

ye probably took more than i've given.....the last time i was involved in a scrap was maybe six or seven year ago,was left with a crooked nose which i had to get pushed back straight in the mater a week later....after i woke up from the procedure the lovely filipino nurses told me that my fists clenched and i started to swing while the doctor was working his magic and i had to be held down! i must have been dreaming i was back in the fight