A high school in Dallas, Texas had an unusual after school program between the years 2003 and 2005. In a chain-link equipment cage, teachers, administrators, and school security staff conspired to pit student against student in bare-fisted combat. Of course, since report of this has slipped out into the public eye, it looks like someone broke the first two rules of Fight Club. If you need a refresher on the rules, just ask special correspondent Brad Pitt. Take it away, Brad!
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.
The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!
Third rule of Fight Club: if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp, or taps out, the fight is over.
Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight.
Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule: the fights are bare knuckle. No shirt, no shoes, no weapons.
Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Thanks.
It sounds like they had a pretty good underground operation going there, though if school administrators used it as a source of entertainment that’s less respectable than just letting students solve their differences the old fashioned way. I’m far from a pacifist; I’d rather kids fight in a safe, controlled environment than just brawl in hallways where gang violence can become the rule and staff might have a riot on their hands. Still, a massive cover-up probably isn’t a good thing, and neither is a lack of proper safety gear.
If you’re going to organize this thing, you may as well use gloves, head protection, and cups, right? Use the Marquess of Queensbury rules, have an official, and keep score. Call it an after-school activity and nobody gets in any trouble. It’ll be a big hit at the senior center, too!
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