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Agreed. Poor headline for such an interesting encounter.

• ktizo 14y ago
  Am not sure that it is even a poor headline as such, as it does it's job descriptively with a commonly understood label, as in, I understood when I saw it that someone was going to find themselves completely outclassed. Is more of a cultural criticism really, that we often allow ourselves to see so many of these kinds of interactions as some sort of constant social competition, when there are so many other interesting ways of approaching stuff.
  • oh_no_my_eyes 14y ago
    i dont think he's referring to a violent beating. i think he's referring to the getting a kick in the ass to get you moving. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+kick+in+the+ass http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+kick+in+the+ass
    • ktizo 14y ago
      The kick in the ass to get you moving is itself a metaphor for actually being beaten though.
    • zem 14y ago
      interesting subtlety - i'd refer to that as an "ass-kick" rather than an "ass-kicking"
• pknight 14y ago
  I agree, what a bad headline but what a fine story well told.