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Whats the best thing to do if someone insults you on the street?

Say you're walking along and some idiot yells insults at you. Maybe you're even out with your gal. So would you confront the idiot? Use a clever and witty put down followed by being punched in the face? Mutter a clever and witty insult under your breath? Or try to ignore it and look like a pussy? Let us suppose this idiot is also built like a brick-****house. How would one save face in such a situation? :confused:

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If you can take him, do, if you can't, don't. Normal
I don't try to ignore them, I just ignore them - works every and it makes them look like the fool they clearly are. Sometimes I give them a cheeky smirk too, let them know how amusing I find their stupidity. It's not really a big deal.
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Reply 3
take a **** on their face
Reply 4
respond in similiar yet wittier fashion. I like to remember the simple abbreviation WWWCD- What Would Winston Churchill Do?
Give them a disgusted look and move on.
take off your clothes and yell, ''COME AT ME BRO!!!!!!!'' while beating your chest
Reply 7
Keep calm, ignore, pretend you didn't hear and move along as per normal.
Reply 8
Original post by noobynoo
Say you're walking along and some idiot yells insults at you. Maybe you're even out with your gal. So would you confront the idiot? Use a clever and witty put down followed by being punched in the face? Mutter a clever and witty insult under your breath? Or try to ignore it and look like a pussy? Let us suppose this idiot is also built like a brick-****house. How would one save face in such a situation? :confused:


id probably do this, but in a jokey way to whoever i was with. id probably do the face im doing now.. umm light smile and raised eyebrows lol. im a girl.. maybe guys would be more aggressive about it?
Original post by don_lad_
respond in similiar yet wittier fashion. I like to remember the simple abbreviation WWWCD- What Would Winston Churchill Do?


You mean what would Chuck Norris do. Chuck Norris can win connect four in three moves.
Rip off your clothes and show them that you are the one and only INCREDIBLE HULK!!!
Original post by _music<3
I don't try to ignore them, I just ignore them - works every and it makes them look like the fool they clearly are. Sometimes I give them a cheeky smirk too, let them know how amusing I find their stupidity. It's not really a big deal.


This, I usually smile and shake my head.
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Original post by silent ninja
You mean what would Chuck Norris do. Chuck Norris can win connect four in three moves.


what an original reference
Reply 13


This.
Move to a less scummy area.

Where the devil do you live that that happens?
**** hell up, if you can take him smash his face with bare hands, if you cant take him, use something i.e baseball bats etc
Ignore him/her and walk on, smirk at his/her stupidity and walk on or if it is a group of 11 year old kids I usually chase them off...
Reply 17
I was waiting to cross a road and there was a pretty girl waiting to cross as well. As the lights changed a convertible BMW pulled up at the lights. The guy in the car shouted at the girl "YOU WOULD LOOK GREAT SUCKING MY COCK".

While I was stood there in absolute shock, quick as a flash the girl shouts back "THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE PREFERABLE TO KISSING YOUR UGLY FACE" and carries on walking.

What a girl!

Spoiler

Reply 18
Original post by noobynoo
Say you're walking along and some idiot yells insults at you. Maybe you're even out with your gal. So would you confront the idiot? Use a clever and witty put down followed by being punched in the face? Mutter a clever and witty insult under your breath? Or try to ignore it and look like a pussy? Let us suppose this idiot is also built like a brick-****house. How would one save face in such a situation? :confused:


Laugh at them and be glad you arent such a loser that you insult random people in the street
Reply 19
I would ignore it. A witty response might give him a reason to continue aggression, that is if I was able to think of one. I don't think I'd have any reason to 'prove myself' to someone I don't know, and probably don't want to get to know.