kerble wrote:I usually give the thumbs down to Hummers in general. I think rezvani got me doing this.

electrons wrote:

kerble wrote:I usually give the thumbs down to Hummers in general. I think rezvani got me doing this.

Its called the Hummer-Thumb. When you are near a Hummer, you smile and give a thumbs up. Then, just as the dipshit driver is reacting with smile or head nod or whatever, you slowly swivel your wrist into a thumbs down just as your smile becomes a scowl. Then you mouth the word "No" as you shake your head from side to side, thumbs down still extended.

The beauty of it is its pretty humorous and non-confrontational. It just shames them into confusion. They usually turn and drive away, in search of the next gas station to spend a day's pay.

electrons wrote:Probably would be kerbled, but this fits the thread pretty well, and its fucking hours of entertainment.

Fuck You, H2!

the$inmusicisallmine wrote:Mandroid, the martial art you are looking for is Tae Kwon do. There are schools everywhere, and they emphasize kicking and balance. and flexibilty.

kerble wrote:so I just punched the fuck out of my monitor a few minutes back. still works totally fine. fell off the desk and everything. felt good.

kerble wrote:the problem with much of martial arts training is the impracticality of how you practice. it's very controlled. you have special loose fitting clothes, no shoes, etc. etc. you're not navigating chairs and crowded people and passing cars like you would in an actual fight. you're not smoking. you're not a couple drinks under, etc.

Although Krav Maga shares many techniques with other martial arts, the training is often quite different. It stresses fighting under worst-case conditions or from disadvantaged positions, for example: against several opponents, when protecting someone else, with one arm unusable, when dizzy or against armed opponents.

Training may employ a speaker system blasting loud music, stroboscope and/or fog machine, meant to train the student to ignore peripheral distractions and focus on the needs of the situation. Other training methods to increase realism might include exercising the student to near exhaustion before having to defend, training outdoors on a variety of surfaces and restrictive situations, wearing a blindfold before being attacked, etc. The emphasis is on attempting to simulate real fight/attack situations as realistically as possible within the safety limitations of training.