Many years ago, I was was taking a study break at about 3 in the morning and went to the local 7-11 to get some snacks and to talk to the clerk, a classmate of mine. As we were talking, a drunken frat-guy came swaggering into the store and demanded to cash a presonal check for $20. He was told that this was against store policy. He tried to argue but the clerk, who was 6'5" and looked something like a Viking, stared him down.
The drunk grumbled under his breath, then turned and spat on the glass door as he walked out. The clerk didn't see it, so I told him, "hey, Don, that [anus] just spat on your door."
Don looked up, saw the glob of spittle running down the glass and yelled, "why, that SOB, I'll cut him into little pieces!"
At that point, he reached under the counter, grabbed what turned out to be a genuine antique cavalry sabre, and charged into the parking lot waving the blade over his head. He cornered the miscreant as the latter tried to get into his car. "Spit on my door, you ******? I'm gonna' cut yer' ****ing arms and legs off and slice out yer' tongue if you ever show your **** ***** face around here again," the sword wielding clerk yelled.
The drunk started his car and departed in some haste.
I recovered from my amazement long enough to ask, "Er, what if he'd had a gun?"
"No sweat," Don responded. He then reached into his back pocket and took out a Walther PPK-S.
Needless to say, this was against the law, let alone company policy, but he was never caught. He never shot anyone or chopped them into pieces in the parking lot, at least not to my knowledge.
The drunk apparently didn't call the police, possibly for fear of not being believed, but it is a true story, so help me.
Don the clerk is now a State Department official in Asia and is still something of a sword fancier.
LOL!
Before my husband and I met, he worked at a convienience store.
He used to stop gas thieves and shoplifters by throwing small cans of tomato sauce at them.
Apparently he was a pretty good shot, because the cops nicknamed him 'The Tomato Can Man'!