Could you beat up your dad?

I doubt it. not that my dad's super-tough or anything, but I'm one of those dudes who's somehow made it through his entire life without being in a real fight, and I'd rather not start with someone who's 6'5".

i dont think so. my dad has arthritis, but hes a head taller than me, bulky, and trained in hand-to-hand combat.

my dad could beat up your dads

No chance. My ex-marine 210 pound still cuts, hauls and splits wood at 68 years old. Plus, he's meaner than I am.

He also looks like a mean Santa Claus and carries a loaded 45 at all times, which raises the intimidation factor.

"210 pound dad"

It was a long day at work.

most definitely. scrawny motherfucker.

We had a fight last year and he kicked the shit out of me, so not until his apnea weakens him sufficiently more.

No chance here either. My dad is a seriously tough guy. He used to play club rugby (and was selected for the Jamaican national time, but never played) at number 8 (and has his nose broken three times). He's a couple of inches taller than me, 30lbs heavier, and has just fathered a child at 59, so he's not short of physical fitness. I've seen him in some pretty serious fights. That sucked on a personal level, but at least I know I need another ten years before I can take that mother fucker.

no

Most of my friends still refer to my dad as "scary".

Lately, he's been complaining because he's 10 pounds heavier than he was in the marine corps for the first time in his life, which means he's maintained his weight and muscle mass since 1956.

xpost: yeah, I saw my dad kick the crap out of a few people in my early years (while he was moonlighting as a bouncer), so I never really had a lot of motivation to test my mettle against him in my teen years. Tried once, but he just pinned my arms to my sides and calmly talked me out of it.

my dad could at the very least throw his weight into a punch. Not that he's fat, but he's just... BIG.

Totally. He's only in his early forties and about twice my size, but I know where his weak spots are. Plus, if it came to blows, I would have Righteousness on my side.

Okay, so, really? No.

i can verify the scary nature of mr. justen's dad

id been going to the music store he runs for like 6 or so years before i mustered the courage to say more than four words to him at once

i could beat up my dad (60something, both hips replaced, the athleticism of a drunken walrus), but he'd laugh the whole time, just to piss me off

John's Dad is completely scary, it's true. I never knew what to say to him, either.

I could beat my mother up, but I suppose that's hardly impressive since she's 60-something. But hey, I'm a girrrrrl... I'm going to have to wait another 20 years before it's going to be possible for me to beat my Dad up.

My dad tells a hilarious story about a time he went to the M4mb0 Inn in Brixton with Tr3v0r Rhys J0n3s (Dian4's bodyguard in the car) and he saw J0n3s beat the shit out of a massive bouncer, then they both had to run off. The glee in my dad's eyes when he tells this story is one of the reasons I know that he could pound the tar out of me very easily.

My brother is the same. He's two more inches bigger than my dad, also played rugby, and he used to be a bouncer. I used to beat the shit out of him until I was about 11 and he was 9, and he took me over in size. Last time I picked a fight with him I ended up with a black eye and a damaged shoulder. Good times.

i'd be willing to give it a fucking shot tbh

Easy, d.

don't worry, he's on another continent

not answering his phone or his emails

while we're getting warnings for him from mortgage, visa and solicitors

Are you on the hook for any of it?

just the prostitutes

I am younger/faster/healthier and prob stronger but my dad was in the israeli army and he might know some technique to pin me down and tear out my eyes. but he's had problems w/ his knee, so maybe I would go for the knees before he'd have a chance. I honestly don't know, it's an interesting thought experiment.

the mortgage is the family home, though the money secured on the property was more of a personal loan to himself while he held the property in trust for my brothers and i after our mother died.

Xp lol na i cleared my tab at christmas man

I wish I had a dad to beat up

has this really not been linked to yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4jbRueJx0E

think about your dad
what's your dad like?
wanna beat that dad

My father played college football and was an Army Ranger during Vietnam, but I would kick the shit out of him because he's pretty old.

Would? or Could?

physically yes i am capable, but psychologically i doubt i have it in me to put the old man down

think about your dad
what's your dad like?
wanna beat that dad

― del griffith, Sunday, May 8, 2011 4:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

lol

Would? or Could?

― Mark G, Monday, May 9, 2011 11:39 AM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

could

cool. War is over.

He's dead now, but up to a pretty advanced age he was one tough mofo, physically. All that farm work when he was a kid.

He's 82 and currently on his fourth course of chemo, so...maybe. Barely.

he'd knock me into tomorrow i must admit. he's taller and a lot heavier, even at 64 i reckon he'd give me a hiding i'd not forget in a hurry. no doubt about it, my dad would administer a rollicking i'd not easily dismiss.

Not a chance, he was barred from pubs where he used to live for fighting, once over cards and another while playing snooker, broke his cue on someone who kept nudging him while taking his shot.
He's in his late 60's now, but he's still in decent shape.

easily.

I think I could, though it would be pretty humiliating for us both.

Now, me versus the 1986 version of him, probably not. He was a pretty mean dude back in the day.

I twice used the word "pretty" in a 33-word post about beating up my dad.

Right, nominations over, who's dad could beat up who's dad now...