Intimidation

You Can’t Lick Me

A tough construction foreman lined up his crew and told them: “The first thing I want you to know is that I can lick any man in my gang.”

A husky young fellow stepped forward and said, “You can’t lick me!”

The foreman looked him over carefully and announced, “Guess you’re right—you’re fired.”

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Boxing

The legendary bare-knuckles boxing champion John L. Sullivan was confronted by a runt of a man who, suffering from the effects of too much drink, challenged the burly champion to a fight. Sullivan, who once battled toe-to-toe with an opponent for 75rounds, growled, “Listen, you, if you hit me just once—and I find out about it …” The Champ didn’t need to finish the sentence!

Today in the Word August 23, 1992