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**Emperors Faithful**

daedalus wrote:
The second moral was that life becomes much more hilarious when you realize that the worst thing that can happen to you for doing so was sitting in a classroom for 45 minutes after school doing the same homework you were going to do at home.

Exactly.

**halonachos**

Just remember that fighting back isn't always the right thing.

My brother was in the bathroom stalls when some kids threw a trashcan into the same stall and it hit him in the head. He pulled up his pants and ran out as fast as he could to fight them.

Now, if it was just one kid then I would've said it was the right thing to do. However a three on one fight is never a good idea. What really sucks is that he was only one year behind me in high school, if I had been there we would've taken them on. My brother and I fight constantly and we know that each other has the capability to wreck someone.

**RustyKnight**

Gailbraithe wrote:I was bullied pretty bad my freshman year. On my first day of school in my first class I was the first person to arrive. The second was a girl. I said hello to her, she spit on my open history book. I called her a bitch under my breath. That afternoon a senior -- the school's quarterback, who was a foot taller and 50 pounds heavier than me - grabbed me after school and informed me that I had called his girlfriend a bitch. He tried to push me around, but I stood up for myself and gave a good show of it. So he called his friends over, and four guys beat the snot out of me.

That became pretty much a daily occurrence. There was a long ditch that ran alongside the school, I got thrown in there -- with its three feet of slimy, trash-filled water -- at least once a week. I lost 8 or more backpacks in one year, couldn't own books, couldn't keep anything in my lockers. If I talked to someone and they didn't walk away, they got beat up. So no one talked to me. Ever.

After a few months this new kid showed up at school, and I struck up a conversation with him. It was my birthday, and he had a car, suggested we go drive up to Taco Bell at lunch. I was like "Cool, I'm making a friend." We got in his car and he drove me to a nearby parking lot, where a dozen guys -- the football team plus some hangers on -- were waiting. They opened the car door, pulled me out so that I was hanging upside down, tangled in the seatbelt, and started taking turns kicking me in the head, chest and throat, while slamming the car door on me. I broke two ribs, lost two teeth, and not a single person was even so much as suspended. They all vouched for each other. Nobody was there.

Yeah. That's enough. It was bad. I spent most of the years between 14 and 16 (when I finally changed schools) just wanting to die. Columbine happened shortly after I graduated, and I mostly felt sorry for the killers, and thanked God I didn't have access to real weapons. Because there were a lot of days I woke up and just wanted to hurt the people who were hurting me.

But years later, after a lot of therapy, I'm mostly over it. Mostly. Still can't fething stand bullies though. Don't have much respect for the people who just stand by and do nothing about it either.

The best part of the above story was Phryxis using it score cheap points.

**Emperors Faithful**

I find his subsequent meltdown hilarious, but I don't agree with you posting this here.

**RustyKnight**

Emperors Faithful wrote:I find his subsequent meltdown hilarious, but I don't agree with you posting this here.

You don't agree with me reposting his story of how he was bullied? He himself posted it in a thread about bullies. Are we to assume that all of Gailbraithe's posts are taboo now?

**Emperors Faithful**

Nah, just thought you were poking fun at him given the comment about Phryxis.

**RustyKnight**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Nah, just thought you were poking fun at him given the comment about Phryxis.

I was most certainly mocking Phryxis.

**FM Ninja 048**

In biology today during a study period

Was doing some work on the back table when some of the second years came in to watch I disection of a rat. The teacher says that 'I'm not going to make you watch this, if you don't want to see it, leave" a most of the girls got up and left then. But when a couple of the boys got up to a bit further in, they were laughed at, one of the kids looked like he was going to puke until he gave in and left the room. I then went and had lunch, milling over this about how kids are the nastiest people out there, especially from about 10 years old upwards.

**Cadichan Support**

The worst that ever happened to me was some random **** walks up and says "LOL! YOU PLAY WARHAMMERS!" leaves then comes back and says "MY LEGOS BEAT YOU ANY DAY!".
I suppose that is some sort of verbal abuse/bullying.

**Corpsesarefun**

Cadichan Support wrote:The worst that ever happened to me was some random **** walks up and says "LOL! YOU PLAY WARHAMMERS!" leaves then comes back and says "MY LEGOS BEAT YOU ANY DAY!".
I suppose that is some sort of verbal abuse/bullying.

Suffer not the lego heretic to live.

**Chowderhead**

corpsesarefun wrote:
Cadichan Support wrote:The worst that ever happened to me was some random **** walks up and says "LOL! YOU PLAY WARHAMMERS!" leaves then comes back and says "MY LEGOS BEAT YOU ANY DAY!".
I suppose that is some sort of verbal abuse/bullying.

Suffer not the lego heretic to live.

Legos are a poor man's Warhammer.

Beat him in the face with a Land Raider and scream "FOR THE EMPEROR!" Anyway, thanks for all the stories. I hope getting these stories has gotten things off your back, and now, one from me.

2 days ago, I was informed that my entire class believes that I am gay. I've had explanation for why this is happening, but it might be because I cross my legs when I sit. And not at the ankles. It frightens me to know that because of my posture, people are spitting on me and calling me a "Cigarette". Problem is, most of these guys I could kill in a heartbeat, and they couldn't do anything about it. I'm a pacifist, but I really want not to be. I want to punch that smug bitches face when she asks me to be her "gay friend", snickers, then goes to her gaggle of girls. Now, even my friends are starting to think I'm gay. I'm not saying that being gay is at all a bad thing, but being persecuted for it when you aren't really sucks.

**MrDwhitey**

People think that... because you cross your legs?

That's the common pose for men of a certain age here, but wow. That's just silly on it's own level.

**Medium of Death**

chowderhead13 wrote: I want to punch that smug bitches face when she asks me to be her "gay friend", snickers, then goes to her gaggle of girls.

Just say 'Sure, but here are the ground rules #1 Shave off your mustache and #2 loose 10 pounds. Then we can be friends.'
As for people thinking your gay? Pfft, let them think that. I would bet your mates are winding you up about it, they don't actually think your gay. (not that it matters)

**Mordoskul**

There is a bitter struggle between those who play 3e and those who play 4e.

**kevlar'o**

facebook

**undivided**

Da Boss wrote:It will probably mess the kid up for a long time, but it might make him a less gullible person. What age were all of you at this time, by the way?
I'm shocked nobody helped the poor guy. Usually there's one or two kind hearted souls.

He was 12, the rest of us were about 13-15. I'm 14 right now.

**sillyboy**

kevlar'o wrote:facebook

^^ The horror!

I wish it was never invented.

**Murray**

chowderhead13 wrote:bully information

never underestimate your enemy