FIST OF FURY
The jumbo jet to Europe headed out over the sea, as the in-flight intercom sparked to life.
"Afternoon, folks. This is your captain speaking. I just wanted you all to know we're making history, today. I'm actually the first blind pilot to navigate a passenger plane solo over the Atlantic Ocean."
The above scenario was almost as troubling as the extemporaneous conversation I was having with a far-too-naked man in the hallway of a sleazy motel.
"Make a fist, and show it to me!" demanded the half-nude behemoth leaning out the door to his room.
"Huh?"
"Ball that little fist up and let me have a look at it, son."
"Save it for the bathhouse, pal."
"It ain't like that, man," assured the leviathan wrapped in a pool towel five sizes too small.
"Yeah?" I responded. "Then what's it like?"
"I just wanna see how small your fist is, so I know if it'll fit."
This impromptu discourse was falling apart faster than Skylab upon reentry.
"You're not really makin' a convincing case here, Perry Mason," I replied.
The mountain with legs rolled his eyes. "It's not for me. It's for the wife."
"What?"
"Look at the size of this fucker." The goliath produced a fist comparable in circumference to a 16 pound bowling ball. "It don't fit in the missus. It's just too damned big."
Beginning to envision where this was going, I slowed my retreat.
"You're a pretty small guy," the biker stated the obvious. "I bet you've got a pretty small fist, too. Let's take a look at that sucker. If it ain't too big, would you mind fistingβ"