You smug little piece of dog shit. Who grabs a girl’s crotch? My friend, her boyfriend, would have left your face looking like the dog’s breakfast if it wasn’t for some bystander holding him back. I come outside in the middle of this, tell you to just get the fuck out of there so that my friend can chill. He wasn’t going to chill until you were bleeding or out of his sight. But you chose to stick around. Big swing and a miss for strike two buddy.
That’s when I chased you down and got in your face and you went and put your hands on me. I still have no idea why I didn’t crack your skull. I could have gotten some devastating blows before the bouncer grabbed me. I hadn’t even had very much to drink. Maybe that’s why I did the smart, less satisfying thing. Just hope to whatever god you worship that I or my friend never ever see you again.
A special big shout out to the bouncers who restrained me and my friend but did nothing to this piece of shit who sexually abused my friend’s girlfriend, just let him stand there with that smug little look on his face. At least the girl got a couple shots in on you. I would have been way too embarrassed to stick around if I ever did something like that, but then again, I’m a decent human being whose parents taught him how to respect women. Let me come to your country and assault one of your citizens, see how I get treated. Scumbag. —Keep Your Hands to Yourself
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2011.
And this is different than any other Friday night at the Dome, how?
Did your friend, her boyfriend, you, call the Police? No? How come?
Just to clarify a point, his assault on your friend was bad (I bet because BF was there), but the assault against him was good? Hypocrite.
BTW – I didn’t know that LifeSucks is into hot air balooning.
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_oct2011/Ver…
If someone commits a crime, call the police. Causing a ruckus only makes you look like less of a victim. Also, if some drunk idiot is grabbing crotches, don’t you think the authorities ought to know about it? OP sounds like a knob.
I’m not gonna call the cops if someone assaults my gf right in front of me. That’s just me.
If someone ever did that to my significant other…first I’d have to peel her off his face, because she’d be attempting to rip his head off.
There’s no doubt in my mind about her reaction being extreme & violent.
Then I’d be all over his pathetic ass & no fucking bouncer I’ve ever met would be able stop me.
That’s sexual assault & is suppose to be illegal OB…didn’t you know that ?
“That’s just me.”
Glad you made that clear.
Should I have pounded the shit out of the drunk woman who groped me at a dance?
Now explain to me why “it’s different”.
How many other drunkards have said “I hadn’t even had very much to drink”………duh, what you perceived was perhaps not how it played out.
“let me come to your country” which one?
You should have called the police. By not doing so, you just come across as some drunk fools who got in a tiff. I would hope to FACK my boyfriend would call the police if someone attacked me! Care to elaborate on your stance Tommy, I’m curious.
OB, is she the one with the chubby vag from the other Bitch on here? Maybe he was trying to answer the question of what is it.
“Just to clarify a point, his assault on your friend was bad (I bet because BF was there), but the assault against him was good? Hypocrite.”
You can’t be serious. What are you some tree hugger? Dude puts his hands where they don’t belong he deserves any and all hurt that he gets. He got off easy. If the girl wanted to press charges she could have called the cops. She chose to curse him out and punch him in the head a couple times. That’s her choice to make.
We weren’t standing on the corner at 3 am to wait for the cops to show up. What are they gonna do, go find the guy? Have us fill out a report? A lot of good that would have done. In my experience they only make things worse. They might have carted us all to the drunk tank for being “drunk in public” it happens. Not everyone is comfortable getting police involved in their business and police presence is not always necessary or useful. Like I said, my friend was livid, they probably would have detained him.
I doubt very sincerely that anyone would call the cops and stand around at 3 am waiting for them to show when they should be looking for a cab home. If they do, good for them. Waste of time if you ask me.
For the record, all I was trying to say to the guy was get out of here. I didn’t think about hitting him until he put his hands on me. Gave me a little push. If I really wanted to I could have hit him. I had plenty of time. Was just trying to get him out of my friend’s sight so he’d chill out.
However I do like that hot air balloon. Where can I get one? Might have to pay the old suckster a visit.
Man you guys are judgmental and cynical. Calling the cops would have accomplished fuck all and quite possibly made the situation worse. The police are not the be all end all solution to every problem and in my opinion should only be called upon in real emergencies.
Why should I trust them to do the right thing when they’ve beat me up and arrested me in the past for doing nothing more than minding my own business? The drunk in public thing allows them to do whatever they want. If they want bar patrons to report crimes maybe they should wait until a drunk person actually commits a crime, besides public intoxication, before arresting them. In other words stop treating us like criminals just because we’ve had some drinks at a bar.
This makes me scared to interact with them when I’m out downtown. I don’t drink that much when I go out, rarely even catch a buzz, but still. I don’t care if that makes sense to any of you, it makes sense to me.
If I get the wrong cop I could end up in the tank. All I have to do is say or do something that they don’t approve of and I’m locked up for the night and paying a hundred dollar fine. This includes things like cursing, asking legitimate questions, using a tone of voice that they don’t approve of etc. I am scared to deal with those people in that downtown environment. They have that ace in the hole with the drunk in public charge. I’m not saying they’re all bad but a lot of the ones working downtown on those nights are cowboys and I run a risk of getting one if I place the call. I could get a good cop and everything be fine but I’m not taking that chance when I know I’m already guilty of a crime just for being outside a bar with a couple drinks in me.
Too many variables, my friend was drunk and pissed off, acting aggressively, I wasn’t gonna get the cops involved. We calmed down, got in a cab and went home to bed. I just wish I would have cracked that guy a good one but I did the right thing. I don’t need to call another grown person to handle some petty business, no disrespect to those who feel they do. To each their own. Someone fucks with me I handle that shit immediately. Unless they’re standing right there the cops will show up after the fact and do what ultimately equates to nothing. Have you fill out a report and never get back to you. Id rather use that time to get some sleep.
jesus o.p., i thought you were all friendly. i could have sniffed your butt, like dogs do, but didn’t want you to think i was weird or something. oh, and by the way, the little skirt thing, was gross on you.and your friends, well, we won’t go there, will we.
it’s not her fault. I’m not saying that at all. I fucking hate when shit like that happens. But find another place to go because it won’t stop. It never has in my experience and it probably never will. The venue attracts fools and assholes.. sounds like you were partying it up at douchebag central.. music is bad, cover is too steep for the music and people get treated like produce.
Find me.. i’ll give you WAY better options for a night out. I know the good places.
ya know thomas, i’m really glad that you have an outlet with us
the only balloons i use, are the very much smaller ones, and you don’t fill them with air, or helium, just a liquid, yuk, yuk.
Thomas:”I’m not gonna call the cops if someone assaults my gf right in front of me. That’s just me.”
um…it’s not just you. 🙂
i’d love to take you up on that i_k. when and where?
Me too PG. I’ve said it before, it gives me a place to leave it and get on with my life. Anger and cynicism are such a terrible thing to carry around with you. Thank god for LTWWB!
I get a kick out of all the bitch detractors, I really do. Always have all the answers to every situation.
We were actually at the place right beside the Dome, I_K, which I think is a clean, classy and fun place. Never too crowded, nice dress code, floors aren’t sticky, bar’s nice and clean, you don’t have to worry about resting your arm on it.. lol.. good service and DJ Cuz, who doesn’t play the best music but his DJ booth antics are entertaining. It’s also not as loud as the other nightclubs. Same crowd there a lot, but that’s ok.
Where do you like?
The thing is, we don’t want to pack in at 2AM, we usually don’t even go out till 11:30-12, so there’s only a few places to go once the bars close at 2. Dome, Palace, Soda, Pacifico, Tabu, Reflections. I’ve been frequenting Tabu a lot, went to Pacifico for a little bit the other night. I wanted to die. So loud, so poorly designed, so crowded, so many more men than women.. just no fun.
Whhhat! I love Pacifico! I think it’s amazingly designed u boi! There’s like 4 bars, all of these different rooms, the dance floor is wicked and has that stage where you can dance on too and be on the screens and there’s lovely disco balls everywhere. I don’t mind all the boys ;D. I didn’t think there were more men than women but maybe I just didn’t notice. OH and of course there are lots of azns 🙂
Pacifico wins hands down.
Would I hear any Stone Sour there, Donk? (asked innocently)
Nooooo but you’d hear Rihanna!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSWmY6azto…
NA NA NA COME ON!
Can’t wait to get down with my bad self on Halloween! Yippeeeee!
AN EXISTENTIAL MOMENT
I must say, Tommy, that I enjoyed your account of your night out with your friend and his girlfriend and the “contretemps” that occurred after you left the club. However, instead of viewing this as the usual testosterone-fuelled confrontation, I think we should view it from a literary and perhaps even a philosophical perspective. A few thoughts might be in order:
Setting & Characterization – I think you might have tightened up the framework of the story a bit – i.e., describe your friend’s and his girlfriend’s background and character. After all, these are the protagonists and you want the reader’s sympathy and understanding. So colour up the background a bit. I also think a word or two about the club itself might have been helpful to establish background atmosphere. Was it sedate or raucous, genteel or otherwise? These are important factors which work to strengthen the narrative.
The Narrative – Here we have the confrontation between you, your friend, his girlfriend and the villian. Additional description is required here Tommy, to show the depths of his outrageous behaviour. A physical description of his degraded face and drunken deportment would have added to the dramatic encounter.
The Conflict – This was your “existential moment.” Three avenues of response to the lout’s behaviour beckoned: (1) Your flight back into the club in fear or do nothing, clearly ignominous and not a starter; (2) Phone the police which, as you so clearly indicated, was futile; (3) Exercise restraint and refrain from pummelling the lout which, to your credit, you did not do either.
However, your reason for not doing (3) was not convincing, i.e., getting a good night’s sleep. In my view greater existential introspection on your part was required. It involved introspection into the demands of a masculinist “saving face” as opposed to an enlightened conception of retributive but not vindictive justice. Excluding the “good night’s sleep” bit, I think you chose the right path.
I was very interested in hearing about the various clubs you frequented – the Dome, Palace, Soda, Pacifico, Tabu and Reflections which I would think have each a different clientele. Are the reasons for this simply musical or is there a deeper, a more philosophical basis on which such a selection is made? I think we have grounds here for some philosophical “deep-diving” in respect to the Halifax night scene. Perhaps you might consider tbis as a future post.
Anyway, Tommy, I enjoyed your picaressque tale and hope to hear more about your adventures in the near future.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Tommyjules has it right. If a guy grabs my female friend I’m not telling a bouncer or the police. I’m going to make sure he gets hit, and a few of those hits will be from girls. Violence is the solution to lots of life’s problems.
reflections t.j.?????
I met Donk at Pacifico!
Same night I won a free hotel room when I spun the promotion wheel. Wheee!
You seeeeeeee, good things come with *cough* moi!
Lolzzzz
I think you go to the university I work at, Donk! Come visit me… if you can find me 😉
“reflections t.j.?????”
It’s pretty common for straight people to go to refs on friday and saturday. During the 3 hour long power hour I can get a double rum and coke for $5.50 instead of over $11 at some other places. Also, you can avoid guys in tapout shirts grabbing your girlfriend’s ass like some sort of retarded chimpanzee.
Reflections is great too but I find its greatness is clouded by the shitty scent in the air and the absolutely terrible TERRIBLE bathrooms. But yeah the creep factor is low. Some squeak in.
I’ve never been to reflections personally. I just listed it as one of the only places that stay open past 2.
As for Pacifico, I used to like it, but now I find it loud and when I’ve been they play a little bit too much techno for my liking. What drives me nuts is to get a drink at the main bar you have to stand in everybody’s way and you’re always getting bumped into and whatnot. It gets old real quick. Any bar is what you make it really, I just like Tabu cuz it doesn’t get too packed. When I get claustrophobic I get punchy.
tommyjules, considering what you WANTED to say but only eluded at, maybe a call to immigration would have been a more proactive solution 🙂
I bet you a thousand dollars i can tell you what part of the world he came from. Which is sad. I don’t like that stereotype. But it’s been playing itself out quite frequently around here this fall. And it’s bullshit.
He could be here legally. Then what would that do? What an unfortunate suggestion.
Yes, IK, he was Arab. Yeah there’s a stereotype. I think it’s unfair to make generalizations about any group of people, especially one as vast and diverse as people or Arab decent. Just like when people blanket all Asian cultures together, there are so many different and diverse Asian cultures, same with Arab cultures.
The norms in Saudi Arabia are not the same as they are in Algeria or Lybia or any other predominately Arab/Muslim country. People should at least take the time to stereotype one culture/group at a time.
However, it does definitely rub me all kinds of wrong way when people come to our country and disrespect our people, especially when said disrespect comes in the form of physical abuse. You do that you deserve any label that gets placed on you. Those that are respectful and still get labeled can take solace in the fact that those who are doing the labeling are ignorant bigots, not people making reasonable connections. There are plenty of home grown Canadian pervs too, let’s not forget. Shit, a few of them are on here right now! ; )
lol and calling Immigration Services would have required me to know a lot more about this guy than I cared to. Like his name for example.
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Came accross this just now, dunno if you guys have already seen it but I had to post it.
I think PK might have a new boyfriend, that’s why she hasn’t been around as much:
http://help.com/user-avatars/5f/user-photo…
Obv, Tommy.
(though, by ‘new boyfriend’ you mean ‘job that has PK running around like a chicken with its head cut off’ than yah, I gotz a new boyfriend!)
That cat looks like Oscar!
LOL Tommy. I didn’t know that the Jingle Cats remade “Straight Outta Compton” >; )
Yey for PK’s new job
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.…
So this is the article I previously mentioned about a group that I’m affiliated with: http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/cosplay-for… I’m not in it, though. 😛
That is so cool, B-Man. 2 big RAWKS from Uncle Vanya.