Years back I had a run in with the works "bully" This guy was 6' 5" and built like a wrestler, he had a reputation and was feared, rightly so, by most. One day I turned up at work and had got the hump, I'd always avoided this guy cause he was notorious for bullying and singling out people. Anyhow, on this particular day we had a run in and without any thought I retaliated. The shock of my retaliation surprised the guy and everyone around. As I came to my senses I expected a beating but instead the guy walked off. For the rest of the day I was weary knowing that he was going to "kill me" at some point (I was poohing my pants). When he finally approached me I was shocked and relieved as he apologised to me. We became good friends and in fact from that day forward I looked on him as my "big bro". His attitude changed towards other people and he became more respected for being the "bigger man".
I wanted to share this story since it turned out nice in the end.
I once worked with a guy who never argued with his tongue only with his fists. I witnessed him knock out many a man sometimes very unexpectedly. I remember once we were working away when he said to me "that guy, the chippy over there, irritates me, he loves the sound of his own voice" I just nodded and we carried on working for a bit. My mate headed off towards the vans, which I assumed he was getting something from the van. But instead he walked over to the chippy punched him once, knocked him out then just strolled back over to me and carried on working without any mention of anything.