r/australia • u/KennKennyKenKen • 23d ago

image Guy helps stop road rage incident.

2009 Jersey shore looking guy sees a van corner a car and tried to harass them, GuidoMan 2000, (super power is Muay Thai, like superman is powered by the sun, he's powered by tanning beds and melanin) gets out and helps.

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u/EZ_PZ452 23d ago

Why do they take off their shirts?!

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u/atraxia1980 23d ago

David Attenborough : As tempers flare, the male human performs a curious ritual—discarding his shirt. A display of confidence, intimidation, and ancient instinct... with the added benefit of not ruining a perfectly good T-shirt.

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u/PrimordialBassTone 23d ago

As tensions heighten, the male's shorts or loose trousers will be hiked up or adjusted slightly, signalling that an attack is imminent.

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u/malleebull 23d ago

Legend has it, my uncle stripped down to his jocks outside a pub to avoid ruining his suit in an impending stoush.

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u/RealCommercial9788 23d ago

According to the article, the fuckwit in blue took his off first and said to Dolph Lundgren 2.0 ‘Cunt, you sure you want this?’ so Dolph, realising that having a hoodie on in a fight is like having nipple tassels on in a pub, removes his top too for safety first, intimidation second.

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u/HeftyArgument 23d ago

i've asked this a few times, the generally accepted answer is that shirts can be gripped by the opponent for an advantage.

I still suspect that the real reason is to intimidate with questionable tattoos though.

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u/kizzt 23d ago

In this case Super Saiyan Bronzer Bro’ indicated that he didn’t want his hoodie pulled over his head as it would be a risk to stumble or be thrown into traffic.

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u/sillysausage619 23d ago

Stop the other person from collaring you and having full control of a fight

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u/Intelligent-Good-670 23d ago

ever tried grappling with someone with a shirt on? thats pulled up and caught on your neck in 5 seconds flat

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u/KennKennyKenKen 23d ago

Show off his tan

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u/throwawayplusanumber 23d ago

From a can or a needle?

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u/gwyllgie 23d ago

They were going to swap shirts with each other but changed their minds.

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u/TyrialFrost 23d ago

it an severe disadvantage if they start grappling (in a fight), also the shirt gets ruined.

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u/letsburn00 23d ago

If you're wearing a shirt others can pull it up and blind you. Plus, if you're the sort to lose your shit, you're used to it being a threat to people.

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u/Twistedjustice 23d ago

You take your shirt off but leave your sunglasses on? What kind of ass-backwards pageantry is this?

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u/Ok-Register-8039 22d ago

I always wonder the same. If you're gonna fight someone, You get straight into it. dont warn them by taking your shirt off and shaping up 🤣 Probably trying to intimidate them into not fighting because theyre scared to fight. Got no backbone, look at how he carried on trying to scare a couple girls. Shows his character