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Friday, October 2, 2009

Lunchtime Quickie

Posted by on Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Angry Skinhead vs. Unbelievably Calm Goatee Man in Khaki Pants. Who wins?

Like Goatee Man, have patience. Video doesn't really get good until about 2:16.

 

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lukeiscool 1
These videos are so satisfying it's criminal.
Posted by lukeiscool on October 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM
JF 2
What the hell were they arguing about?
Posted by JF on October 2, 2009 at 12:36 PM
elenchos 3
I think that's a Yamaha XJ series, called the Diversion over there and the Seca II here. Not a terribly exciting bike, but they say it's practical and sensible. What I can't figure out is whether that is definitely trash or recycling in the brown bin. Don't you hate that some of our recycling bins are brown or black or gray, even though those colors ought to be only used for trash? And we have (some) trash bins that are green or blue?!? Think, people. Think.
Posted by elenchos on October 2, 2009 at 12:37 PM
4
i love when it looks like they are about to kiss
Posted by grandobservations on October 2, 2009 at 12:41 PM
5
Nice arms. But I was hoping that the guy was going to pull a gun at 2:16 and shoot the asshole in the face.
Posted by Dan Savage on October 2, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Julie in Eugene 6
I would really like to know what their argument was about.
Posted by Julie in Eugene on October 2, 2009 at 1:01 PM
MyNameIsNobody 7
Fokking brilliant, innit.
Posted by MyNameIsNobody on October 2, 2009 at 1:04 PM
gloomy gus 8
I bet that young fella wishes he hadn't confronted his little brother's youth pastor quite so directly.
Posted by gloomy gus on October 2, 2009 at 1:05 PM
mattymatt 9
It's so interesting how this happens. I've seen fighters like this in the past, and they're able to just -- I don't know -- chop chop, and it's all over in a half-second. I wonder how it works, exactly; what part of the neck/head can be jabbed in just such a way that you're instantly on the ground?
Posted by mattymatt http://iknowwhatimdoing.com on October 2, 2009 at 1:06 PM
The Max 10
That was shot in the UK, Dan. Nobody has guns in the UK, not even the cops.
Posted by The Max on October 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Matt from Denver 11
@ 9, I was wondering the same thing. It would have been nice if they were in profile to the camcorder when goatee man nailed skinhead so we could see how it was done.
Posted by Matt from Denver on October 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM
playswithknives 12
A southpaw will fuck you up every time if you're not used to them.
Posted by playswithknives on October 2, 2009 at 1:16 PM
JF 13
@9 I believe it is the neck. When it gets cracked back like that your body pretty much says "ok. We are going to stop doing whatever we are doing to make our neck hurt like that." and the body instantly shuts down to get out of harms way.

Or atleast that's what Morgan Freeman said in "Million Dollar Baby".
Posted by JF on October 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Estey 14
EXACTLY. The left hook is rarely expected.
Posted by Estey on October 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM
playswithknives 15
@9, 11 - it looked likke the heel of his palm to the point of skinhead's chin. if you absolutely have to hit somebody in the jaw, that's the way to do it without breaking a knuckle
Posted by playswithknives on October 2, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Akbar Fazil 16
Look at the guy's stance. He has had some kind of training. Many martial arts teach you properly that all you need is one hit. A proper slug with the follow through was all that was needed here. Plus, the skinhead obviously was a pussy who thought he was tough.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM
17
@9- I don't think there was anything very fancy about the strike to the face, the skin head just wasn't balanced and was way out of his league when it come to actually fighting someone.
Posted by dwight moody on October 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM
18
Palace guard's a mean southpaw.
Posted by Cheeks on October 2, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Bub 19
And the children watched ...
Posted by Bub on October 2, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Sargon Bighorn 20
#7 LOL you rock! British White trash is SO classy, that accent!
Posted by Sargon Bighorn on October 2, 2009 at 1:37 PM
elenchos 21
There is also the fact that the skinhead doesn't like fighting -- if he wanted to fight he would have gone ahead and hit the guy at 0:01 instead of dancing around and posturing for what seems like forever. Hence when the actual fighting started, he left, presumably to go somewhere where you can dance and shout without worrying somebody will want to fight.
Posted by elenchos on October 2, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Knat 22
Okay, what martial arts style was he using? Because I'd be very interested in learning the one that includes The Destroying Bitch-Slap, which he's clearly good at.
Posted by Knat on October 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM
23
Looked like Win Chun to me, but it could have been almost any martial art, including Krav Maga or Xingyi. Great balance, hands in front, guard up, moving forward, striking when the opponent leads with his head.

His demeanor and decision making both indicate someone who's spent a lot of time training and sparring.

Despite the belty overhang...
Posted by oxyala trio http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/bernstein/shadowtime/wb-thesis.html on October 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM
JF 24
@22 - I half expected the skin head to start flapping his elbows and scratching at the ground with his feet.
Posted by JF on October 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM
JF 25
Damnit, I meant 21.
Posted by JF on October 2, 2009 at 2:04 PM
blip 26
i was really hoping they were going to kiss.
Posted by blip on October 2, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Loveschild 27
GOLD! That's how you deal with bullies, stands up to them and punch them right on the nose till they retreat slithering like the snakes that they are.
Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on October 2, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Akbar Fazil 28
So Loveschild,

Next time you start spouting your ignorant racist hatred we can just punch you once and you will slither away and hopefully never be seen again?

Can't wait.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 2, 2009 at 2:11 PM
nipper 29
I don't think thats a skinhead, BTW. He's just got a shaved head...and that doesnt mean hes a skin.
Posted by nipper on October 2, 2009 at 2:13 PM
30
If I didn't know better I'd swear the Stranger office is full of a bunch of 5th graders
Posted by brokn2pieces on October 2, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Loveschild 31
28 Funny Akbar, cause that's precisely how i picture you, a wimpy, loudmouth, cowardly gay skinhead. If i ever come to slog happy i want to see your cold blooded scaly carcass there as well as the vicious pitbull or whatever breed you use to intimidate others. Will see then who ends up following their true nature by slithering away, you trash.
Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on October 2, 2009 at 2:42 PM
32
Gay skinhead...... isn't that almost kinda like calling someone a jewish nazi or compassionate conservative?

Btw, feelin' the love, loveschild. You turn that other cheek.
Posted by xian on October 2, 2009 at 2:54 PM
33
This is my FAVORITE episode of East Enders!
Posted by Westside forever on October 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Akbar Fazil 34
@31.

HA! like you would ever have the balls to come to a slog happy.

1. You probably don't actually even exist as you claim you do. The good money on you being a troll and a figment of someones imagination is the best bet to take.

2. Even if you did exist, I can hardly ever imagine you leaving the safe confines and anonymity the internet provides you.

As for me? Wimpy? I'm no muscle bound adonis, but I can handle my own.
Loudmouth? I don't think it's fair to say that compared to the ignorant shit that spouts from your lips.
Cowardly? Again...not hardly. You name the time and place you would like to have a face to face debate. I will be there.
Skinhead? Don't you need to be a white guy for that? Little hard being 1/4 Portuguese.

Me own a pitbull? While I find the over-reaction people have to the breed to be a bit ridiculous at times, I am not a dog person. Me, I love my Manx Cat.

Again I say... come to a slog happy. I would come knowing you would be there to see who is going to slither away. I guarantee we would see your fat ass shuffle its way out before I ever stand down to ignorant racists who hide behind christianity.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 2, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Matt from Denver 35
What 34 said. Picturing LC coming to slog happy is just the incentive I need to plan a trip to Seattle.
Posted by Matt from Denver on October 2, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Akbar Fazil 36
@Stranger Staff

How about it? Lets have an official "invite Loveschild" to slog happy event! It would probably be the best turn out ever.

Everyone would come.

Except Loveschild of course.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 2, 2009 at 3:46 PM
37
Clearly a scouser (Liverpudlian) - probably fighting over who will win this weekends Chelsea Liverpool game
Posted by droid on October 2, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Loveschild 38
34 Yeah portuguese are not white, not at all, portugal is not in western europe, nope. Portuguese were not the first, most involved and last europeans to stop trafficking with people of African descent. Let's not even go into the Angola, Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Mozambique and Cape Verde atrocities they inflicted in the Motherland. Be proud of your heritage Akbar, I'm sure you are.

As for your other pathetic accusation, I'll take it for what it is, coming from someone who uses the name Akbar Fazil, while clearly having no relation whatsoever with the Muslim world. You clearly get a kick out of insulting them. I will come to Slog happy when i deemed it safe for my family and when i do, i want to see your trailer trash ass there Akbar. The best guarantee are facts, so when the time comes everyone will see how you eat your hereditary racist crap, "your fat ass" (no doubt instructed in your mind since childhood) and your sickly frame covered in your on pee. Actions speak louder than words, you racist trash.
Posted by Loveschild http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_haiti_earthquake/ on October 2, 2009 at 4:07 PM
39
19th century pugilism makes a comeback.

Brilliant!
Posted by trans i am on October 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Keekee 40
Hey! Maybe we could even film a video like this of Akbar vs. Loveschild.
Posted by Keekee on October 2, 2009 at 4:34 PM
41
"You got knocked the fuck out!"
Posted by Derek http://hurricanechasermusic.com on October 2, 2009 at 5:02 PM
nipper 42
So...this bald guy prolly ain't a skin.

@31, 32 34 - Skins can be black AND gay and still be a skinhead. It's not a white guy thing, it's a working class thing. I know black skinheads and I know GAY asian skins.
Posted by nipper on October 2, 2009 at 5:07 PM
john t 43
I've had unrequited crushes on straight guys before (big mistake; long story), so I can sort of sympathize, but shaved head boy really takes it to the next level. Girl, he's just not that into you.
Posted by john t on October 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM
44
In America Skins are almost always racist, I knew some non-racist Skinheads back in high school (decades ago) but they are very much the exception.

The whole skinhead look was ripped off from Jamaican Rude Boys back in the early '70s. Rude Boys were gangstas, working class white kids wanted to be gangsta... It's an endless cycle.
Posted by dwight moody on October 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM
NumberOne 45
Everyone was laughing when that dude put up his defensive stance like he was some chump playing karate. Then first blow he knocked that prick to the ground and the laughter changed to "oooohhh". You could tell the bearded man was skilled in martial arts just by the way he was holding his own and waiting for that guy to make his first move. Awesome video.
Posted by NumberOne on October 3, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Akbar Fazil 46
Okay loveschild. You want to hold my heritage responsible for shit people did hundreds of years ago? Wow. But then I shouldn't expect much else from you.

For the record "my people" are from the Azores. They came to California in the mid 1700's and stayed.

And as for my "name" I think you should realize that there are probably lots of people named "Akbar" that aren't muslim at all. This was just a silly nickname that stuck with me over the years.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 3, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Akbar Fazil 47
and to add... how exactly do I enjoy insulting muslims?
Posted by Akbar Fazil on October 3, 2009 at 10:42 AM
nipper 48
@44 not exactly square on your history, it was late '60s and they descended from Mods. Not wanna be "gangstas." And I know tons of "american" skins...none are racist.
Posted by nipper on October 3, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Uriel-238 49
Note that there are at least three kinds of skinheads in the UK that shave their heads to make a statement (as opposed to those that do as a brief fad thing). The UK is pretty diverse that way.

The casuality of Unbelievably Calm Goatee Man's style position could be anything, though Tai Chi Chan experts tend to fight with that level of nonchalance. It is particularly crushing to the egos of the grand masters whose asses they regularly kicked throughout the ages. It's not the stance that implies Unbelievably Calm Goatee Man has been studying Tai Chi for years and years, but his unbelievable calm.

But yeah, Angry Skinhead didn't want to fight. He just didn't know how to back down.
Posted by Uriel-238 on October 3, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Eric F 50
Did y'all watch with no sound? Northern Engerlanders have funny accents, but that was some Mitteleuropa action, wasn't it?
Posted by Eric F on October 3, 2009 at 6:58 PM
scary tyler moore 51
loveschild, you are lying. blatantly lying, which is a no-no if you are a good christian. guess you are a bad christian. you will never go to slog happy, because you don't exist. and you're not black. and you're not a woman. there are several black women in my immediate family, and you don't even COME CLOSE. so fuck off!!!!
Posted by scary tyler moore http://pushymcshove.blogspot.com/ on October 5, 2009 at 7:49 AM

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