Coughing at other men at night instead of fighting

Fukuyama

Does anyone else do this?

Always during the winter when the nights are longer.

You're walking home half cut on a deserted street and you see another man walking towards you. So you do a little cough/sniff/throat clear that says "I come in peace sir - I have no quarrel with you" and he does the same and you both walk by each other without drawing down.

Another variant is to do something which illustrates you lack of interest in fisticuffs like checking your phone or admiring the moon.

I always notice it. It's cool.

Any man that doesn't subconsciously do these things are putting themselves in grave danger, IMO.

kneemos

Yeah,as soon as the clocks go back

Zaph

I know AH often exists in its own weird parallel universe, but wtf????

Sheep Lover

I just go on bended knee and offer to suck their mickey, diffuses any potentially dangerous situations.

One eyed Jack

I can honestly say this is the first time I've ever heard of anything like this, and even trying to picture it, it just sounds so... bizarre :pac:

This is a joke, right?

frag420

I find if I wave my cock around that guys tend to know I come(pun intended) in piece and they back of.....

Fukuyama

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I can honestly say this is the first time I've ever heard of anything like this, and even trying to picture it, it just sounds so... bizarre :pac:

This is a joke, right?

From the looks of things you're on borrowed time...

mfceiling

I normally beat them to a pulp....just to be sure like.

The Sun King

I make the sacred signal. If the gesture is returned I know he is a fellow brother of the wolf, and we both get to live another night.

Badly Drunk Boy

I'm sure 'coughing at other men at night' isn't a euphemism as some might have suggested, but isn't coughing at somebody almost aggressive, possibly leading to fighting? I presume you just mean coughing generally, as a distraction to show you're no threat, not 'coughing at' them.


I hate when people cough at me, especially when I'm eating. It's rude.

GreatDefector

Zaph wrote: »

I know AH often exists in its own weird parallel universe, but wtf????

*cough*

Fukuyama

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I'm sure 'coughing at other men at night' isn't a euphemism as some might have suggested, but isn't coughing at somebody almost aggressive, possibly leading to fighting? I presume you just mean coughing generally, as a distraction to show you're no threat, not 'coughing at' them.


I hate when people cough at me, especially when I'm eating. It's rude.

Having a little cough to yourself. Like clearing you throat. To show you lack of intention to duel.

Charlie19

I don't leave the house and I believe this is the safest strategy.

My name is URL

I don't know what is real anymore

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No. On every level. No.

Totally implausible scenario to me.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No. On every level. No.

Totally implausible scenario to me.

Tilikum

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I can honestly say this is the first time I've ever heard of anything like this, and even trying to picture it, it just sounds so... bizarre :pac:

This is a joke, right?

+1

No idea what he's on about.

What I do notice is this.......why do lads always spit in a urinal before they use it? Do ye think it makes ye look tough?

TheLastMohican

Sheep Lover wrote: »

I just go on bended knee and offer to suck their mickey, diffuses any potentially dangerous situations.

Sheep Lover, you'll never find another ewe ....... if you keep being unfaithful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ga9Bs4fzSY

Custardpi

I've never come across this phenomenon before. The only context where it might happen is something like this.

faceman

I know exactly what you mean OP. I became conscious off it when I started walking the dog at night.

It's the male equivalent of sniffing other men's asses.

kleefarr

Zaph wrote: »

I know AH often exists in its own weird parallel universe, but wtf????

Just... LOL

Ignatius in bloom

Yeah I usually do that and when they pass feeling all secure and safe I attack from behind like a true champion!!!

Nodin

Zaph wrote: »

I know AH often exists in its own weird parallel universe, but wtf????

http://images.clipartpanda.com/weed-symbol-tattoo-weed-hi.png

...I'd say.

The Sun King

The only time a cough works as a signal is when you're on the Loo and you want to let the person walking your way know that you're in there.

Or maybe run the tap.

Or maybe just let the sucker plop into the bowl.

MilesMorales1

Karl Pilkington is that you?

Ruu

I knife anyone I see on a deserted street. Can you PM your location, am tripping over bodies on my road at the moment.:mad:

Nodin

faceman wrote: »

I know exactly what you mean OP. I became conscious off it when I started walking the dog at night.

It's the male equivalent of sniffing other men's asses.

You mean I don't have to sniff men's asses?

Is there a reason I'm only hearing this now?

kneemos

Here's a dog with a willy bum,if that Imgur ready! http://imgur.com/gallery/lWTUa

the_pen_turner

wtf

what kind of sick place is this. we have to have a signal that its safe to pass another person on the street .
what happens if 'one of them' infiltrates your safe zone and smuggles out the secret code to all the rest of 'them'
now 'they' know that if a victim is approaching and coughs that they can sneak in closer to you when your guard is down and attack you

the_pen_turner

wtf

what kind of sick place is this. we have to have a signal that its safe to pass another person on the street .
what happens if 'one of them' infiltrates your safe zone and smuggles out the secret code to all the rest of 'them'
now 'they' know that if a victim is approaching and coughs that they can sneak in closer to you when your guard is down and attack you

Pinch Flat

I normally do a fart. Defuses all sorts of situations

TIL that men either cough at each other, or fight. One or the other.

Or something else.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I tend to smile and say "fancy a bum?" - they stay well the **** away from me.

The_Valeyard

Owww look at me Marge, I'm making people Happy! I'm the magical man, from Happy Land, who lives in a gumdrop house on Lolly Pop Lane!!!!...... By the way I was being sarcastic.

Wesser

What about a lady? What if she coughs at a man? What does that mean?

Dial Hard

Wesser wrote:

What about a lady? What if she coughs at a man? What does that mean?

Or if the OP gets lulled into a false sense of security while walking towards a thug who just has a bad cough and gets his head kicked in?

Buona Fortuna

Fukuyama wrote: »

You're walking home half cut on a deserted street and you see another man walking towards you. So you do a little cough/sniff/throat clear that says

Don't get too near me I have TB/Plague/Man Flu

OP I thought this was just me. Something about a cough is like a peace gesture. It's definitely a thing

Fr_Dougal

I usually bite my thumb at people I wish to challenge to a duel.

TheLastMohican

Nodin wrote: »

You mean I don't have to sniff men's asses?

Is there a reason I'm only hearing this now?

Only if you are in the back row of the scrum

Fox_In_Socks

I sneeze and see how they like that. Come on you mother*****!!!!

Stigura

Coughing, discreetly, in a cubicle in a Gents public convenience. Not a good idea.

Hammer89

I do something similar when I'm walking back from football and another person is coming in the opposite direction.

I can't smell myself, but there's most probably a whiff of sh*t, b.o and other such horrendous fragrances coming from me. This is okay if you're passing a tramp or an obvious weirdo - someone whose opinion you could care less about - but if you're passing a normal person, or even a pretty woman, it's a big problem.

What do you do? Just as they're passing, you sniff loud enough so that the other person can hear you. What this does is plant a seed of doubt into the mind of the other person that you're responsible for the stench. "It can't be him," they say to themselves. "He could smell it too. We both must've just passed a dead body or something" and they continue on their merry way.

Nodin

Wesser wrote: »

What about a lady? What if she coughs at a man? What does that mean?

Means shes reached stage three and is about to turn savage.

failinis

Deleted User wrote: »

OP I thought this was just me. Something about a cough is like a peace gesture. It's definitely a thing

I often cough like that, such as when I just leave a conversation and walk off.
In my case I think its anxiety and its so the person can't say something to call me back and continue the social interaction.
Or when walking into a room/building to not make people jump.

But walking past people at night? No!

bur

I'm imagining a guy walking around a night club coughing in mens faces aggressively.

Whitewinged

I kind of get what you are saying op. A bit like nodding to someone. It's kind of an acknowledgment to the other person and especially at night when walking down the road, it could be done to show that you are there if it is dark out or something, as in making them aware that you are seen and not trying to not be seen. Not putting thought into it but just a subconscious thing.

My old boss would often have arguments/disagreements with people in his office. From our office, you could see and hear everything that was said. He would have to walk out by us after and without fail, every time, he would do what we called the "I don't care" whistle to give the impression that he was unaffected by the argument.

There are lots of little gestures and body language that you are not consciously aware of but when you examine them and think about it, it is a huge part of communication.

manonboard

I do this OP. Wow I guess i never really brought it into my awareness. Well spotted by you.

Yeah I've done the cough and the phone thing. Its basically letting the other person know that I mean no harm. Nobody is who about to jump on you, lets you know in advance where they are which i think explains the cough.
The phone thing I pull out so they can see i've something else to be doing rather than paying attention to them. Bright light, me on phone, its not a attacking position or body posture. I think it makes me and them feel safer.

Oddly acute observation OP!

fatknacker

It's all well and good politely coughing at each other until someone is actually doing it to pass on their Rage Virus.

ScumLord

I do the hard man walk and upward nod. Arms at a 45 degree angle, chin up, chest out. Make eye contact with everybody and then give the upward nod, keep head tilted upwards afterwards, maintaining eye contact until you pass each other, immediately switch your gaze to the next male and repeat the process.

BBDBB

Have you tried sucking on a fishermans friend?