Fighting nerds.
It may come as a surprise to some that there are many different forms of nerdery - alongside the standard computer, science and car nerds are the fighting nerds.

I know a guy, who shall remain nameless (but he's a scouser), who served in the army for 10 years from the early 80's to 90's.

He saw the frontline many a time, which no doubt screwed him up somewhat. But I think the major contributing factor was that he was never 'de-trained' upon coming out. He had a very hard time readjusting to civillian life, made worse by the fact that the rave scene was just starting when he came out, and he spent the next 8 years after that taking drugs.

But I digress. It is impossible to do even the most basic of things without the guy talking about defense techniques.

Making a cup of tea? The guy tells you about the many and varied ways you can hurt someone with a kettle.

Giving him a lift somewhere? He gives you a lecture on 'Evasive Driving Techniques'.

Watching a Bruce Lee movie? He insists on letting you know about every single move in the film. (He is also a bit of a martial arts wizz).

He's also the type who demonstrates how to immobilise someone, on you, whether you want him to or not.

All he ever thinks or talks about is violence. He's not a violent person - he never practises any of this stuff - he's just very well studied in the art of doing someone over.

Nice bloke though.
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