The first rule of Silicon Valley fight club is ...

[VV o n g B a]

sounds interesting. apparently there's a decent number of asian americans doing it b/c two of the interviewed ppl are asians.


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MENLO PARK, Calif. - They may sport love handles and Ivy League degrees, but every two weeks some Silicon Valley techies turn into vicious street brawlers in a real-life, underground fight club.
Kicking, punching and swinging every household object imaginable — from frying pans and tennis rackets to pillowcases stuffed with soda cans — they beat each other mercilessly in a garage in this bedroom community south of San Francisco.
Then, bloodied and bruised, they limp back to their desks in the morning.
"When you get beat down enough, it becomes a very un-macho thing," said Shiyin Siou, 34, a Santa Clara software engineer and three-year veteran of the clandestine fights. "But I don't need this to prove I'm macho — I'm macho enough as it is."
Inspired by the 1999 film "Fight Club," starring Brad Pitt and Ed Norton, underground bare-knuckle brawling clubs have sprung up across the country as a way for desk jockeys and disgruntled youths to vent their frustrations and prove themselves.
"This is as close as you can get to a real fight, even though I've never been in one," the soft-spoken Siou said.

[kimpossible]

techies, eh? maybe i should go kick their asses. then steal their lunch money.

[DaMuo]

Only in a first world nation where people are so bored with their lives they decide beating the crap out of each other is high entertainment! To each his own, but that's nutz. Maybe there should be a new pit fight like ultimate fighting where they pit teams of software engineers against professional fighters.

[Powerful T]

I'm not even all that skilled at Karate or Kendo and I'm dead sure I could beat them all down without breaking a sweat.

My real name isn't Miyamoto Musashi, either.

[Tao]

I'm not even all that skilled at Karate or Kendo and I'm dead sure I could beat them all down without breaking a sweat.

My real name isn't Miyamoto Musashi, either.
congratulations, you can beat up nerds and geeks who've probably haven't had any real physical activity other than jerking off. you are the man.

[Powerful T]

congratulations, you can beat up nerds and geeks who've probably haven't had any real physical activity other than jerking off. you are the man.

No, these are Asians, man. And you know what that *chuckle* means? *smirk* They're all ninjas. *chortle* Seriously.

No, really. Honest.

*smirk*

On a more serious note, don't underestimate nerds, man. All that pent-up rage and anger at not being socially and sexually active can change a man, causing him to become a lot more savage and lethal.

So if I dived into one of these fights, it would be like attacking a swarm of vicious, human-sized piranhas.

Cue the Mortal Kombat music.

[Broomer]

techies, eh? maybe i should go kick their asses. then steal their lunch money.

Hmmm... I used to be a techie (in some ways I still am) and I would be interested to know if people are really that interested in trying to steal my lunch money.

The days of the glasses-wearing, bristle boned tech are starting to disappear. A lot of us work off the anger by pressing weight and what not. It's the nature of the biz.

Broomer

[kimpossible]

I'll take you on. I will crush you, see you driven before me and hear the lamentation of your woman.

[SunWuKong]

why don't they just smoke weed like everybody else?

[Faithless]

Only in a first world nation where people are so bored with their lives they decide beating the crap out of each other is high entertainment! To each his own, but that's nutz. Maybe there should be a new pit fight like ultimate fighting where they pit teams of software engineers against professional fighters.
How do you think they get inspiration for writing GTA? :redface:
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techies, eh? maybe i should go kick their asses. then steal their lunch money.
Watchout! They carry multiple-ended screw drivers and exactos (when they need to open up new boxes).

[kimpossible]

I'm a practioner of Irish martial arts. I'll be there with a broken bottle and brass knuckles. I'll school those network admins.

[A.R.A.M.]

I'm a practioner of Irish martial arts. I'll be there with a broken bottle and brass knuckles. I'll school those network admins.

That wouldn't have any relation to the Scottish martial art that consists mostly of head butts and kicking a man when he's down would it?

[Powerful T]

That wouldn't have any relation to the Scottish martial art that consists mostly of head butts and kicking a man when he's down would it?

I'm a Black Kilt in Scottish Kendo. It involves lifting yer kilt and beating your opponent to death with your member.

[DragonKnight]

My former IT Director of Operations was in the heavy armored division from the West German Army. My former IT Manager was an ex US marine. I personally don't fit the "pencil-necked" geek description myself. Go figure, techies come in different varieties. :cool:

[Faithless]

Just think, you can bring old CD's or DVD's and flip 'em around like those martial arts stars.

[kimpossible]

My former IT Director of Operations was in the heavy armored division from the West German Army. My former IT Manager was an ex US marine. I personally don't fit the "pencil-necked" geek description myself. Go figure, techies come in different varieties. :cool:

I'll kick your ass too. And your manager's. And his mother's. And her dog's.

[rice cracker]

I'll kick your ass too. And your manager's. And his mother's. And her dog's.

And then you will burn their village down and salt the earth!

[Atealtha]

It should read, "The 0th rule of Silicon Valley Fight Club is..."

n00bs

[Broomer]

I'll take you on. I will crush you, see you driven before me and hear the lamentation of your woman.

Isn't that a line out of Tekken?

I'm a practioner of Irish martial arts. I'll be there with a broken bottle and brass knuckles. I'll school those network admins.

Wasn't that in an episode of the goodies?

My former IT Director of Operations was in the heavy armored division from the West German Army. My former IT Manager was an ex US marine. I personally don't fit the "pencil-necked" geek description myself. Go figure, techies come in different varieties. :cool:

I've got an old buddy who's a body builder. I press for fun, he does it for the muscle. It's very true, the days of the pencil necked geek or the boring accountant is long gone.

Broomer

[kimpossible]

Then I'll rape your horse and steal your woman.

[mizhi]

It should read, "The 0th rule of Silicon Valley Fight Club is..."

n00bs

This assumes a zero-based index. (I think I need to layoff the matlab.)

Nerd. :smile:

[kimpossible]

Isn't that a line out of Tekken?


You, sir, are not as cool as tommyhtown. Just messin' with you. It's what is best in life! Watch Conan the Barbarian.


Wasn't that in an episode of the goodies?


Oz-Yank translation, please. What's a goodies?

[Faithless]

Then I'll rape your horse and steal your woman.
Why do you like this thread so much?

Some techies are pretty buff.

We had one dude who was Navy reserve. Others could lift two and three boxes of CPU's.

[kimpossible]

Why do you like this thread so much?


It's about fighting with bags of tin cans. What's not to love? Plus, I just had to clean up a bunch of forum drek. Time for goofing after work.

[Faithless]

It's about fighting with bags of tin cans. What's not to love? Plus, I just had to clean up a bunch of forum drek. Time for goofing after work.
But, I liked some of that forum drek (although I think my karma got dinged for it. Not sure. Went to dinner after a while). Now, that's real Silicon Valley fighting!

[kimpossible]

Yeah, well, I don't think AB would want it around. So his wishes > my fun so I have to settle for annoying some of you.

[Atealtha]

This assumes a zero-based index. (I think I need to layoff the matlab.)

Nerd. :smile:

Maybe I'm counting in binary.

[Powerful T]

And her dog's.

No. No. You don't want to do that. Or else a schoolgirl with huge red eyes will visit you while you sleep and take you to Hell.

Just stay away from the dogs. Take it from someone with experience.

[Broomer]

You, sir, are not as cool as tommyhtown. Just messin' with you. It's what is best in life! Watch Conan the Barbarian.

Oz-Yank translation, please. What's a goodies?

It was in Conan? Can't remember that line. Then again, I never watch an Arnie movie for his dialogue. :biggrin:

The goodies bit: It's an old British SitCom that ran around the 80s. One episode had one of the characters practising a type of martial art using a black Pudding.

Then I'll rape your horse and steal your woman.

Hey, leave the horse alone; have fun with my woman if you like. :rolleyes:

[A.R.A.M.]

It was in Conan? Can't remember that line. Then again, I never watch an Arnie movie for his dialogue. :biggrin:

Krom! Don't you know your Conan? Some Mongolian warlord asks his assembled chiefs what is best in life, and one of them gives a pansy answer like riding a horse with the wind in his hair, and the warlord, screams, "Wrong!" He turns to Conan and Conan gives that answer. And all the chiefs nod their heads and say, "Hmm. That is good." He must have gotten that from the philosophy of Kitai and the poetry of Sung. Or maybe Genghis Khan whispered it in his ear.

[Broomer]

Krom! Don't you know your Conan? Some Mongolian warlord asks his assembled chiefs what is best in life, and one of them gives a pansy answer like riding a horse with the wind in his hair, and the warlord, screams, "Wrong!" He turns to Conan and Conan gives that answer. And all the chiefs nod their heads and say, "Hmm. That is good." He must have gotten that from the philosophy of Kitai and the poetry of Sung. Or maybe Genghis Khan whispered it in his ear.

Ahhhh... I think I remember the scene now.
I need to do some revision. Being watching way too much Kung Fu hustle/Kill Bill and the like.
*** sigh ***
You don't get movies like Conan anymore.

BTW, I agree. Sounds like something ole Genghis would say.
*** sigh ***
You don't get a lot of striaght talking, no BS blokes anymore. These days people spend more time scheming then doing.

Broomer

[Powerful T]

Geeks often imagine that they are close to snapping under pressure and becoming whirlwinds of destruction.

When they do the result is hilarious. Nothing's funnier than an impotently angry geek.

However, a pack of them might be dangerous.

[DragonKnight]

I'll kick your ass too. And your manager's. And his mother's. And her dog's.
Hey, leave the dog alone! :mad:

[Broomer]

Hey, leave the dog alone! :mad:

Say a lot about humanity doesn't it? We can blow each other up but touch the dog or the horse...

Broomer

[Faithless]

Now, who wouldn't want to see a good old fashion gangbang between Micro$oft employees and, say, Oracle?

Oracle banger: Fuckahs! SQL Server sucks dog balls, bitches!

Micro$oft banger: Dieeee! <* Charges *> May all your servers crash or be hacked by mad russian teens!

[Broomer]

Now, who wouldn't want to see a good old fashion gangbang between Micro$oft employees and, say, Oracle?

Oracle banger: Fuckahs! SQL Server sucks dog balls, bitches!

Micro$oft banger: Dieeee! <* Charges *> May all your servers crash or be hacked by mad russian teens!

You guys ever seen a movie called Anchorman? My favourite out of that movie was the stand off scene. Imagine that scene with Microzoft, Oracle, Apple and Linux guys and gals in one big beat up.

Broomer

[Faithless]

You guys ever seen a movie called Anchorman? My favourite out of that movie was the stand off scene. Imagine that scene with Microzoft, Oracle, Apple and Linux guys and gals in one big beat up.

Broomer
Sounds like something you'd read in an RFP proposal from them.

[Broomer]

Put that way, it does sounds like it doesn't it?

Broomer

[Faithless]

Why don't they put that fighting to some good use and beat down the people who steal stuff out of some of those Silicon Valley buildings?