We thought we'd go out and punch some random dude in the face

It was my sophomore year at Central Michigan University, and I had met some really cool people in my apartment building with whom I drank on a regular basis. We often ended up doing stupid stuff but it was always in good fun and always produced good memories. One night in particular, we came very close to ending up in the hospital.

After bonging a case of beer with one of my new buddies Fred, we got the brilliant idea to go for a walk, find some guy by himself and simply punch him in the face.

We are out wandering around when we see a single guy standing at the backdoor of an apartment. Fred and I look at each other and say "yep, this guy will do." As we are walking over to him, getting ready to hit him for no reason whatsoever, the guy says "hey dudes, how’s it going? You guys want some beers?"

Fred and I look at each other and without saying anything, we both agree that instead of beating him up, we will take him up on his offer. I mean, free beer is free beer right? So we begin drinking and talking to the guy; turns out he is on the school rugby team and the rest of the team is inside the apartment which we can see from where we are standing. So needless to say, it’s a DAMN good thing we didn't hit this “random guy.”

Here's where the story gets even better. The next day, we were scheduled to take part in a keg drinking contest. When we get to the place for the contest, who do we see—none other than the entire rugby team. So if we did happen to punch the guy the night before, not only would we have gotten our asses kicked then, but when we showed up for the keg-a-thon, we would have assuredly taken another severe beating.

That was the last time we ever thought about beating up someone for no reason.