Really good but questionable advice:

1) If you don’t want to fight, but simultaneously need to make the other guy look like a weakling, demand that any fight must be undertaken with both participants naked.
1a) If you are about to take off your shirt to start, take your pants off instead. It is a game-changer.
1b) If they insist when you’re not ready, ask them if they would like you to remove your hidden weapons.
2) You can diffuse a robbery, a challenge, or any personal confrontation simply by asking, “Are we about to kiss?”

The last one is particularly effective during meetings.

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