I ended an altercation that was headed toward a fight by buying my antagonist a drink. Best move I could have made in the circumstances. I said, literally, "Hey, man. I'm sorry. What are you drinking?"
I'm much bigger than the guy. I don't have a lot of experience as a fighter, but I probably could have just sat on him until the cops got there. Instead I spent a couple bucks to chill him out. We see each other there occasionally and wave cordially. That was as close as I've ever come to fighting as an adult.
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