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Ah, I just remembered a story about a friend of mine who believed he was going to be mugged by a couple thugs in an alley one day. He saw them approaching him and could tell by their body language that they were definitely up to no good.
Sure enough, they walked up to a few feet in front of him and stopped.
My friend used to carry a piece of "High John the Conqueror" root in his pocket as he believed it brought him "empowerment".
Not wanting any part of tangling with these guys but readying himself for what he felt was inevitible...he reached into his pocket, retrieved the root, stuck it between his teeth and started snarling and flailing his arms.
Imagine Chio the Pirate doing this...Heh.
Anyway, long story short...to my friend, he was attempting to empower himself and overcome his fear for the fight....
To the two thugs...they were about to tangle with some crazy-assed sumbitch, snarling and chewing on what looked like a piece of catshit.
They stepped waaaay to the side and went around him. Heh, whatever works, eh?
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