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  • I think this is like the skinny kid with glasses cold-cocking the bully when he pokes his fingers into the nerd's chest one too many times.

    Archive 2008-10-05 Stephen Daugherty 2008

  • I think this is like the skinny kid with glasses cold-cocking the bully when he pokes his fingers into the nerd's chest one too many times.

    Keating Economics Stephen Daugherty 2008

  • I'm too polite to say what I would do for a million dollars, but suffice it to say cold-cocking some guy and delivering him to Damon and Affleck falls well within my comfort zone.

    Sad Realities 2007

  • New Year's Eve party by firing a shotgun; at another, he breaks up a serious fight between his parents by cold-cocking himself with a Dr Pepper bottle.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDY LANGER 2011

  • Wales, Dave Davies picked a fight with Avory, who responded by cold-cocking his former roommate with his hi-hat stand.

    Spinner James Sullivan 2010

  • This storm simply didn't play fair, cold-cocking the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow on a holiday weekend when everyone seemed to be out of town, groggy with holiday cheer or just unprepared.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010

  • Koufax refused to retaliate, so catcher John Roseboro buzzed Marichal on a throw back to the mound, and Marichal shocked everyone by cold-cocking Roseboro with his bat.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Dan Fost 2010

  • This storm simply didn't play fair, cold-cocking the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow on a holiday weekend when everyone seemed to be out of town, groggy with holiday cheer or just unprepared.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010

  • Koufax refused to retaliate, so catcher John Roseboro buzzed Marichal on a throw back to the mound, and Marichal shocked everyone by cold-cocking Roseboro with his bat.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Dan Fost 2010

  • This statement earned him confused coverage in the blogosphere, as did his recent encounter with aspiring Berkeley rapper Nico, who can be seen on YouTube cold-cocking him in the face.

    SF Weekly | Complete Issue 2010

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