It can also be a defense of sorts sometimes. When I was in school I looked like a pretty easy target, since I was never a big guy (still not). But not many people would mess with me for very long, as an Irish short fuse runs in the family. I would take shit from somebody for just so long, then it would be explosive rage. Combined with a German stubborn streak that kept me from backing down no matter how big the other guy was, made a lot of people decide not to keep at it.
The one thing everybody needs to remember is that I never claimed to be sane!
