Are you aggressive? - Page 2

Pekka · December 18, 2003, 22:46

MrFun, yeah, next thing you know he'll be creating threads about every encounter he has in life. And start weapons designing. And just.. go crazy...

Thorn · December 18, 2003, 22:46

DEATH TO EVERYONE! I believe you get the not so subtle hint of my answer.

nato · December 18, 2003, 22:48

I don't really like the aggressive personality type myself. I think it too often leads to other people being hurt to satisfy the aggressive's ego.

Aggressiveness is great in like games and war, things that are set up to be adversarial. There it can really pay off. Its poor for normal day-to-day life that doesn't really have to be adversarial. Cooperative works better then.

Just how I see it.

Dr Strangelove · December 18, 2003, 22:53

I'm only aggressive when it comes to doing pelvic and rectal exams. I'm only 5' 6" and I have correspondingly short fingers, so therefore I have to push a little harder in order to reach paydirt. Know what I mean?

Spiffor · December 18, 2003, 22:56

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Originally posted by JohnT
Some buttmunch cut me off in traffic the other day without signalling. Pissed me off, so, using my cell phone, I called the "Hows my Driving? 1-800-EAT-****" number on the back of his van and reported him.

Is that aggressive?

That just means you have a swiss origin

TCO · December 18, 2003, 22:56

Umm...do you have the same issue with intercourse?

Pekka · December 18, 2003, 22:57

Dr Strangelove, hey that's the last place to get aggressive man!

Mellian · December 18, 2003, 22:57

only in certaint games.

-mellian

JohnT · December 18, 2003, 22:58

Once, while having trouble installing a flourescent light bulb, I got so pissed at the idiotic design that I called the Phillips (or GE) consumer line, told the woman "Look - I'm mad, there's nothing you can do about this, but I have to vent at somebody who can possibly relay my message to somebody who can do something about it..." and then went on a highly entertaining 5 minute tirade about the idiocy of flourescent light bulb designs, the installation of them, and a quick rumination as to which circle of Hell the inventor of the damn things is currently residing. I know it was highly entertaining because all the people in the office was laughing at me - but since I was the boss, I didn't give a ****: laugh at me all you want, just do what I say when I say it, OK?

Spiffor · December 18, 2003, 23:02

I am not agressive at all, except for some surges of nervousness.

There are a few things that make me agressive, or at least that make the best conditions for it: overcrowded places, lack of sleep, and having stood for too long.

In these circumstances, I can be angered, and nothing works so well as when I'm forced to keep being in these conditions (such as helping someone buy clothes

) for a period of time I cannot evaluate.

This is why I hate being with someone during a shopping spree, or that's why I hate being with someone at museums.

Usually, when I can sit and isolate myself, my anger cools down quickly. But everytime I'm angry in the company of my gf, she tries to calm me down, which always makes it worse.

Japher · December 18, 2003, 23:06

Assertive, I am

I get mad to the point when I sound aggressive.

I will till some beitch who stills my spot off, or honks at me because I want to pull out of my drive way, or tries to solicit religion at me, or looks at me funny, or who looks funny... ****in' ppl!!!

JohnT · December 18, 2003, 23:06

I love humanity. It's all the people I can't stand.

orange · December 18, 2003, 23:08

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Originally posted by JohnT
Some buttmunch cut me off in traffic the other day without signalling. Pissed me off, so, using my cell phone, I called the "Hows my Driving? 1-800-EAT-****" number on the back of his van and reported him.

Is that aggressive?

That was me you *******!

I only did it because you were driving like an old granny

Space05us · December 18, 2003, 23:17

Im very passive. Until you threaten me or someone that I feel I should be protecting.

A good example would be when I was in 4th grade. My sister was in 6th and was in an argument with a black kid on the playground. As I was walking by to make sure my big sister was okay he called her a *****. I pushed through all of the big 5th and 6th graders in my way, grabbed the kid by the throat and pinned him to the ground, and then garunteed him that if he ever called my sister a ***** again I would kill him.

Another time in 7th grade some kid threatened to beat me up. I shoved him up against a locker and started cussing at him, but his girlfriend who happend to be a friend of mine broke us upart and told us to quit it. Lucky bastard, I would have torn him apart.

but really Im not aggresive

Drogue · December 18, 2003, 23:35

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Originally posted by Spec
Not even to teach them a lesson so they dont do it to someone else?

Nope. I'll defend myself, but usually there's another way out. If lessons need to be taught, they can be taught by a cop.

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Originally posted by Pekka
Not even to defend your friend, who is already getting trashed?

Never come up, my friends don't get into fights they can't handle. Most of my friends are either:
a) BBOB or ex-BBOB (rugby) players, and so the whole team will stick up for them.
b) Non-agressive, and won't get into a fight.
c) Female.
Never had to stick up for someone in a fight. If someone was unfairly attacking a mate, I would usually find another way of removing the offense. If it took it, I would defend them. However never throw the first punch, unless it involved Louise and it warrented it.

MrFun · December 18, 2003, 23:42

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I'm only aggressive when it comes to doing pelvic and rectal exams. I'm only 5' 6" and I have correspondingly short fingers, so therefore I have to push a little harder in order to reach paydirt. Know what I mean?

Oprah Winfrey says, "Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us."

Enigma_Nova · December 19, 2003, 00:16

I have a strange dual-personality.

I'm prone to Vengeance (probably closer to Anxiety) - I'll attack anyone who I percieve as being "The Enemy", and physically attack anyone trying to physically impose / bully others into following their orders.

Failing anyone ordering anyone else to do anything I tend to be friendly and sociable, or at the very most apathetic.

Of course, if a person expresses a disagreeable ideology (e.g. people advocating drunkenness over responsibility) I tend to taunt them to provoke violence - that way I'm not the one making the first attack and nobody can sue me for self-defence.

...

Yes I suppose I'm agressive. Not all the time, though. It's directed.

JohnT · December 19, 2003, 00:18

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Originally posted by orange

That was me you *******!

I only did it because you were driving like an old granny

One thing you can take to your grave is the assurance that I never, never drive like a granny. Trust me on this... or, better yet, come driving with me.

devilmunchkin · December 19, 2003, 01:15

only in my mind....which can be quite scary.
I'm very unconfrontational..to the point of absurdity...
in my mind, i always picture severely hurting the other person or making that plan to really get up the guts to ask for that raise i deserve...etc

Spec · December 19, 2003, 01:21

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Originally posted by JohnT
or, better yet, come driving with me.

I sure will. Then you come driving with me, in my car.

Spec.

Adagio · December 19, 2003, 07:44

Agressive? My lazy-ness forbids me to be agressive..!

Though 7+ years ago I was agressive, and quickly came into some minor figths (Nothing serious)

laurentius · December 19, 2003, 07:53

NO!

Gangerolf · December 19, 2003, 08:00

Violence is therapy.

DAVOUT · December 19, 2003, 09:03

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Originally posted by MrFun
Ok, now someone really has pushed JohnT's buttons.

He is unstoppable now -- thanks a lot guys.

SpencerH · December 19, 2003, 10:15

Its funny some days I can make a pit-bull on PCP seem tame, on other days I'm mellow. I think its age ****ing with my god-damn testosterone levels. ****

Urban Ranger · December 19, 2003, 10:27

I am not aggressive, but I stand my ground. Nobody pushes me around, not even my boss. Well, except my mom and my SO

Brundlefly · December 19, 2003, 12:17

Evolution weeds out non-aggressive males.

lightblue · December 19, 2003, 12:19

I am not aggressive in the violent sense in the slightest. Even when I get into a fight, which has only happened 3 times in the last 10 years, I don't get angry. I'll withdraw into a cool analytical mode and will do as much and whatever is necessary to bring said fight to a to me satisfactory end. In practise this means I target any punches and kicks to weak spots (noses, throats, groin, knees). Anyway as a 6'5" 210lbs athlete you want to be able to control your emotions as you're liable to damage someone bad if you lose cobtrol.

During sports it is all slightly different. I was Known for my tendency to injure myself and other people whilst playing basketball, largely due to me throwing myself about. I modelled my game on Dennis Rodman, though I scored more points.

Rowing is slightly different as there's no real room for pure aggression. It is again the "mind of ice" state you want to be in, as you have to keep supremely focussed for anything upto 20 minutes depending on the race. A loss of concentration can result in you losing control of your blade, or someone else losing control as a result of you upsetting the balance.

Cruddy · December 19, 2003, 12:36

No I am not aggressive.

I am assertive, and I can defend myself. But I don't go around dictating to other people.

MrFun · December 19, 2003, 16:30

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Originally posted by DAVOUT

And to think that you think it's funny that JohnT has become an enraged monster just like Chegitz?