[azhenfud]

Could be.

Bar owner didn't "bounce" that night, feeling his oats - went searching for a fight.

To beat up on a wine-o ain't no big deal, until those brass knucks are outdone by a length of steel.

[MineralMan]

"Bar owner didn't "bounce" that night, feeling his oats - went searching for a fight.

To beat up on a wine-o ain't no big deal, until those brass knucks are outdone by a length of steel."

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Sounds like a possible scenario. Both the bar owner and his "friend" were wearing brass knuckles. Why didn't they just carry a firearm if they were worried about the neighborhood and were carrrying money?

Nope. I'll just bet that if you asked some others who sleep rough in that area you'd discover that these two enjoy beating up bums in their spare time. That may well be the reason the guy had a pipe nearby. He may have known that there was a chance he'd encounter this knuckled-up pair.

[Tax-chick]

Bar owner didn't "bounce" that night, feeling his oats - went searching for a fight. To beat up on a wine-o ain't no big deal, until those brass knucks are outdone by a length of steel.

Nice rap, AZ! Another possibility is that the bar owner fancied himself a one-man "neighborhood improvement" crew, and thought he was doing a service by chasing bums out of the area.

Either way, two guys with brass knuckles vs. one with a pipe sounds like, "Fair fight, sorry you lost."