Good Lord, one would never have engaged in such activities within the confines of a public house! It is customary in these instances to proffer the invitation, 'Aaaahtside, nah!'
I suppose I had just reached the age where my old mantra of 'standing up for right, whatever the consequences' had become dulled by maturity.
I became, in short, half a man, and half a man I remain. :-( (Probably a quarter now.)