Heartland

James's current dilemma had me thinking... there have been many instances in world history where a David has beaten a Goliath - just watch the 'McLibel' documentary. What the Viet Cong did to the US during the Vietnam war may be another. What's your fave "under-dog wins-out" story?

Lazio 0 Leeds United 1 (Smith, 80) 5 December 2000

Seems so long ago...

... fair enough.

The story of David and Goliath is 1 Samuel 17

It seems to me that rather than being a story of courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable difficulties, it's a lecture on the importance of superior fire-power.

So on that basis, the Gulf War: where the "David" of the USA defeated the "Goliath" of Iraq...

I punched this big lardy 6 foot-whatever guy in the nose when I was at school...

I'm 5'5'' and weigh less than a pigeon - but appearances can be deceptive....mwahahahahaha!

Leeds United 0 Sunderland 1 (Porterfield) May 5, 1973.

On a non-sporting note, I once reduced an estate agent to tears and left with a cheque for £300.

the battle of Yavin.
when the rebel allience takes out the first death star

christophe wrote:the battle of Yavin.
when the rebel allience takes out the first death star

Bah, a stupid technical flaw. Don't even get me started on the Rout at Endor, either. Fuckin' teddy-bears beating crack Stormtroopers, and taking down an SSD with a single A-Wing.

Pft.

andymackem wrote:On a non-sporting note, I once reduced an estate agent to tears and left with a cheque for £300.

*puts bottle of beer back on the table and goes to clean up mess*

oh how i'd love to have some of that...every other day now i get one or more estate agents calling me about properties they have taken on that i may, or may not , be intrested in viewing...fecking vultures the lot of them!

I am currently training in the litigation department and see too few

I don't think that I will choose this side of the law when I qualify - I'm all for the "little guy" and get crazy mad when I see "the man" win..........

To be honest, though, employment law is starting to get it together and there seems to be far more support around for the individual going up against the institutions - so there may be light at the end of the tunnel

boudicca wrote:I punched this big lardy 6 foot-whatever guy in the nose when I was at school...

I'm 5'5'' and weigh less than a pigeon - but appearances can be deceptive....mwahahahahaha!

Yes - I held an equally sized guy up against a wall by his neck for making unwanted (and repeatedly rejected) advances towards me whilst at a nightclub

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

boudicca wrote:I punched this big lardy 6 foot-whatever guy in the nose when I was at school...

I'm 5'5'' and weigh less than a pigeon - but appearances can be deceptive....mwahahahahaha!

Yes - I held an equally sized guy up against a wall by his neck for making unwanted (and repeatedly rejected) advances towards me whilst at a nightclub

Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

boudicca wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

boudicca wrote:I punched this big lardy 6 foot-whatever guy in the nose when I was at school...

I'm 5'5'' and weigh less than a pigeon - but appearances can be deceptive....mwahahahahaha!

Yes - I held an equally sized guy up against a wall by his neck for making unwanted (and repeatedly rejected) advances towards me whilst at a nightclub

Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

no he certainly didnt after that! (or do you mean something else?)

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

boudicca wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote: Yes - I held an equally sized guy up against a wall by his neck for making unwanted (and repeatedly rejected) advances towards me whilst at a nightclub

Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

no he certainly didnt after that! (or do you mean something else?)

You wot?

boudicca wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

boudicca wrote: Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

no he certainly didnt after that! (or do you mean something else?)

You wot?

erm - too much satanic screeching

oops!

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

boudicca wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote: no he certainly didnt after that! (or do you mean something else?)

You wot?

erm - too much satanic screeching

oops!

I meant that in the nicest possible way, Libby.

did anyone else see OAPs on ASBOs on sky the other night?for those who didnt,it was mostly the interfering/batty types of pensioner-you know the sort:one guy had donkeys years worth of documented evidence of his neighbours' illegal parking;another couple were convinced that their wheel-chair-bound neighbour was constantly being visited by women at all hours for nefarious purposes and playing loud music in the middle of the night(when their "state of the art" recording equipment failed to detect this it was immediately blamed as "making them look stupid").
one guy however (to get back on topic) was an absolute star.he'd been ASBO'd for continually applying for credit cards in (amongst others) his pet canary and his dogs names.the banks were -as usual- happy to give him credit without fully checking his situation.what sets him apart from your ordinary fraudster IMHO is the fact that every penny of the twenty grand he scammed was spent on food which he gave away to other OAPs!
to this day he continues to apply for credit cards-fair fcuking play i reckon.

[quote="andymackem"]Leeds United 0 Sunderland 1 (Porterfield) May 5, 1973.[quote]

Bastard

@ eastmidswhizzkid: That is f*cking mint!

boudicca wrote:Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

That's so not true....

Volatile girlfriends are always useful in a taxi queue, and some of us relish(ed) the challenge in any case

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:OAPs on ASBOs

sorry that just struck me as very funny

mik wrote:

boudicca wrote:Boys don't make passes at girls who kick asses, Libby!

That's so not true....

Volatile girlfriends are always useful in a taxi queue, and some of us relish(ed) the challenge in any case

Yeh but it rhymes!

Mr S married one.