Wednesday 14 May 2014

Fight! Fight! Fight!


This is exactly how fights at my school always started.

The two belligerents would approach each other with head raised, arms outstretched and chest puffed out. This display ensures they appear as physically imposing as possible while simultaneously demonstrating confidence by rendering themselves completely defenceless.


Video: AKIRA OOYAGI

This ceremonial posing is accompanied by rhetorical questions ("and what?") and repeated voicing of impatience ("come we go!") as each antagonist attempts to encourage the other to back down. Meanwhile, crowds of onlookers gather, excited by the prospect of a "ruck".

I don't think Catholic school was supposed to be like that, but at least we didn't fall over as much as these Stilt-legged Flies.

7 comments:

Crunchy said...

I think these are the dudes who used to give swirlies to the Peacock Spider during recess.

Joseph JG said...

Looks like it! Wow, that must be one exciting school.

TexWisGirl said...

laughing that it was catholic school. :)

Joseph JG said...

Haha! :P

Porakiya said...

Well, you're gonna fall down a lot if you're fighting while on stilts.

Lear's Fool said...

So who won?

Joseph JG said...

@Porakiya Draekojin: They should join the circus!

@Lear's Fool: We'd need a really tiny tape measure to find out.