One day, during my teaching days, I was on my way to the school cafeteria to buy my lunch. In front of the doors stood two 10th grade girls, nose to nose, ready to "throw down." A crowd was beginning to gather. This was going to be a teenage boy's dream. I stepped in between the two of them, placed a grandfatherly arm around each one and said, "Ladies why don't we take a walk to the office and discuss this." Then I said in a low voice, "You really don't want to put a show for these guys, do you?" They glanced around and saw that the crowd was growing. Both expelled a deep breath, turned and marched off to the office with me. There was no sniping or anything. They willingly went. A roaring chorus of "Boo's" accompanied us away from the cafeteria.
After I dropped the two off in the Principal's office I headed back to the cafeteria for lunch and was greeted with another round of "Boo's" as I walked in. I smiled and waved to everyone, and we all laughed. I definitely could understand where the guys were coming from but I had to do my duty and keep the peace. True story.