>^^^gets thrown around on here from time to time^^^

relatively high. There are plenty of people who've gotten brolic and boisterous on the boards that have reportedly presented themselves much differently in person. So it doesn't have to be, "I'm tougher than you". It could be "I'm not tough, and you're not either so let's cut the bs". The macho typers aren't the ones to be scared of here. It's the self absorbed nutcases that pose a bigger threat offline.