K8 the GR8

Had another heated debate with TAT last night while watching Boston Legal (Why did Uhura cry?  Because William Shatner!) over the efforts of the main character to win over both his girlfriend and his manhood.  We had to agree to disagree in the end, but I’d love to hear your opinions on this…

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Alan Shore, a high rolling solicitor is in a bar with his rather fetching girlfriend.  They agree to dabble in a little roleplay.  She decides to go and sit by the bar, requesting that Alan should approach her as a perfect stranger and chat her up.

So, off she toddles and parks herself on an empty stool only to be noticed straight away by a random baldy ‘built-like-a-brick-shithouse’ bloke who immediately approaches her with an increadibly cheesy line.  Alan Shore then comes over and announces himself as the competition.  The two men begin to snarl at each other (Alan using his usual smarm and quick wit) leading to the large bloke smacking Alan in the jaw.

Alan backs off and quickly manages to solicit a bunch of large men to help him out.

“I’ll give you 200 dollars to hit that man over there, and another 100 if you manage to floor him.” says he.

Large man approaches big bald man and hits him, instantly flooring him.  Bald man’s friend then hits solicited man.  A bar brawl ensues with Alan Shore randomly handing out 100 dollar notes to anyone who wishes to join in on his behalf.  Which they do.

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As he watches this, TAT is roaring with laughter and yells- ‘HA!  Fair play to ‘im!!!  Wouldn’t you love to be able t’do that?!?’

I was visibly shocked.  I told TAT that if he ever did that, I’d drop him like a hot snot, that only a wanker with too much money would do that, which is, let’s face it, exactly what this character Alan Shore is.  I told him that women wanted to see their men defend themselves proudly, to go down fighting… not to wuss out and pay someone else to do the dirty work.  TAT in return is equally shocked. 

“But sure if he’s able to pay someone else to fight, then he can walk away unharmed and everyone’s happy!”

I retorted that most women were more turned on by balls than money, that if a man should engage in a fist fight in order to win a girl, he wouldn’t have to make much more of an effort to get into her knickers afterwards.  I then pointed out the scowl on the actress’ face and smugly said - “SEE?!”

“You’re not listening.  You don’t understand.”  he said.

I flipped him the birdie which is a good indication that the conversation is over.  The weird thing is that I know TAT would never pull this sort of stint and loves a good excuse for a brawl, so I’m pretty confused right here…

So my question to you men is… if you were minted and contesting for a beautiful woman, would you do the same thing, or fight man to man?

And to you women… which is a bigger turn on, man with money, or man with a full set of hairy cojones?