I knew a not-quite-as-psychotic real-life Begbie when I lived in Glasgow.
Everybody called him "big man". He was about five foot three.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 21 Oct 2012, 18:18, 2 replies)

Reckon you could have taken him?

( CaptainCrackerjack live trout, slow motion, Sun 21 Oct 2012, 20:17, closed)

Not in a million years.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 21 Oct 2012, 22:56, closed)

I went to school with a lad called 'Psycho'
I could never work out why, as he was short and slight, and actually quite a nice lad. And then one day I saw him fight several older kids, coming at them with bits of masonry and other building site detritus, and it all became clear. There's no way I would ever have fucked with him.
( CaptainCrackerjack live trout, slow motion, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 8:56, closed)

Given the diet
that is quite big for Glasgow.
(salvadorevincent, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 12:05, closed)

Now that you mention it.
I don't think I've ever met a tall Glaswegian.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 13:42, closed)

Or a nice South African

( CaptainCrackerjack live trout, slow motion, Mon 22 Oct 2012, 14:30, closed)