On Thursday night, I met some coworkers for drinks at a bar near my office. The night was moving along quite well and I ended up leaving around 12. I hopped in cab to return home.
The usual late-night eats were calling my name, so I ended up getting a slice of pizza around the corner from my apartment. As I'm ordering, three male field hockey players stride in like they own the joint. Perhaps I shouldn't criticize a sport played only by women in this country, but at the time, it seemed like a good idea to throw verbal jabs.
In jest, I asked them if they were returning from a New York Liberty game. I also mentioned that this isn't Belgium or New Zealand, or wherever men play field hockey. They fired back that I couldn't do 20 push ups. Whether or not this is true is irrelevant and doesn't change the fact that they are male field hockey players. At this point, they were brandishing their sticks in my direction (that's what she said) so I decided to slowly back away from the situation. Nothing ended up happening except for some light-hearted ribbing, but I'm sure things could have escalated quickly.
If you are going to taunt male field hockey players, at least do it when they aren't holding deadly weapons. Lesson learned.
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hmm I think you should have got down on the floor of caesar's and done 20.
How would I know that they were male field hockey players if they weren't carrying their field hockey sticks? Are you saying that I should stop insulting all men wearing miniskirts just in case?
Hey, I like male field hockey players. My granddad got a try out for the English National Team once (sadly that is the most athletic feat of anyone in the 'highcock' family).
They are tough, two year ago I saw a brawl break out on the pitch and there was blood.
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