How would you react? B&M Confrontation last night

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Tell him the Jerkstore called and they're running out of stock.

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"Who cares? You're their best seller!"

[surfinillini]

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Tell him the Jerkstore called and they're running out of stock.

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"Who cares? You're their ALL-TIME best seller!"

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FYP

[snoopdarr]

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Tell him the Jerkstore called and they're running out of stock.

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"Who cares? You're their best seller!"

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Oh yeah? Well I had sex with your wife!

[Dominic]

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I would smile, walk over, shake his hand, and wish him good luck. I'd show him what it's like to be a gentleman. Never understimate the power of a good example. Even if it doesn't change his behavior, I won't have to make a post about how I told somebody to go f*ck himself.

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nh

[PokerBob]

I find it hard to believe that this guy did this out of nowhere. Do you two have a history?

[Slacker13]

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I find it hard to believe that this guy did this out of nowhere. Do you two have a history?

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No. I've never seen him before. I play their all the time so I know all the regulars. He did not react that way to anyone else in previous hands. I myself was quiet as a mouse up to that point. Without knowing me, (jakethebake can vouch) I am not a boisterous person by any means, especially when playing poker. I keep to myself at the tables other than some friendly chit chat now and then.

[rocketlaunch]

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He did not react that way to anyone else in previous hands. I myself was quiet as a mouse up to that point. Without knowing me, (jakethebake can vouch) I am not a boisterous person by any means, especially when playing poker. I keep to myself at the tables other than some friendly chit chat now and then.

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As someone who generally stays very quiet at the tables, I can say from experience that this is probably one thing that influenced him to pick on you. Much like the bullies in middle school target the meekest kids, so do the assholes of the adult world focus on people they deem to be easy targets.

My general reply is to either ignore the person or, in the rare case the [censored] seems inclined to repeat the behavior, is to take subtle jabs at the person. Yes, it's passive aggressive (something I'm usually not, by any means) but I've found it's more successful than the 'fight fire with fire' approach, which will just result in bigger arguments and the "let's take this outside," lines.

Stay calm and composed. A couple well-timed comments that get others at the table laughing really does seem to deflate their egos in a hurry.

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i would be forced to be the dog shite out of him, but i can be pretty unreasonable at times. saying bye bye is one thing but putting a hand in your face is fight club.

[Brom]

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i would be forced to be the dog shite

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[img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I don't get it.

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i would be forced to be the dog shite out of him, but i can be pretty unreasonable at times. saying bye bye is one thing but putting a hand in your face is fight club.

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