X-Post..My son (billyb0b81) was assaulted at the George Strait concert, Dallas Cowboy...

Batwingsman
on 6/8/09 4:52 pm - Garland, TX
 I've found that many drunk guys (even ones with a little belly on them) like to taunt overweight guys.    I'm not sure what to make of this behavior ..  

 I remember back when I was only in my early 20s, and just "portly" in size  ..  I worked for an amusement co. as an apprentice pinball machine/pool table repair guy and mover ..   One of the places we had to go to repair a pinball machine was a real hole-in-the-wall small town bar.  My mentor, btw, was a top-shape ex Marine ..  

  When we had finished repairing the machine, I remember one of the drunks at the bar who had been observing us while we worked remarked, "what does the fat guy do?" ..   

  I don't remember what response, if any, we gave the lout .   but I wish I had the insight and guts at the time to say, "keeping obnoxious drunks from interfering with my partner while he's trying to work,", or some such . 

Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "

HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )

BrookeK
on 6/8/09 11:07 pm - Arlington, TX
Batwingsman,

I'm not sure how old you are know, but you describe that incident as happening in your 20's.  And it is something that has stuck in your head since.  I really don't know why people are so rude.  But I can only hope that what goes around comes around!

Why is it that we can come up with good "come back" lines after the fact?! 

Brooke
 I am 5'4" tall

Batwingsman
on 6/9/09 12:49 am - Garland, TX
 Good point, Brooke ..   (btw, I am in my 40s now, so this was over 25 years ago and I remember it like yesterday   )  

Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "

HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )

Jennifer L.
on 6/9/09 6:45 am - Forney, TX
VSG on 12/10/08 with
I am so sorry, sister.

To my experience, people say that **** when they are stupid and cannot come up with a better response or come back.  They stumble when someone challenges their intelligence. 
I know its hard-  but let it go.
Life is Karma, and he will get his.

JLo
Jennifer Lovgren
aka JLov
Onederland Member since March 1st, 2009

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