Toe to toe?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="toe">toe</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="toe">toe</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="Goes">Goes</span> <span word="Toe">Toe</span>-<span word="To">To</span>-<span word="Toe">Toe</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Kangaroo">Kangaroo</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Clearly">Clearly</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="man">man</span>-<span word="bites">bites</span>-<span word="dog">dog</span>” <span word="category">category</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="journalistic">journalistic</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clutches">clutches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>?</p><p><span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="toe">toe</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="toe">toe</span>” <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>.</p><p><span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="toe">toe</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="look">look</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="leans">leans</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="his">his</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>) <span word="left">left</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="posture">posture</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="touching">touching</span>-<span word="face">face</span>, <span word="toe">toe</span>-<span word="touching">touching</span>-<span word="toe">toe</span>.</p>
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