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Internet Tough Guy

"Say that to my face, fucker, not online, and see what happens."

— Memetic Mutation

"See, we don't take no shit from internet teenagers,
pretending to to be straight gangster ass bangers,
step out of cyberspace and come over to my place,
I got a level 60 bullet for your motherfuckin face."

— Futuristic Sex Robotz, on World Of Warcraft

Internet Tough Guys are people who will threaten physical or legal harm to anyone who bugs them enough (or even has a different opinion than them) online. Don't worry, these threats are always empty, and these bullies couldn't fulfill most of these threats even if they wanted to. If you ever find yourself on the receiving end of these threats, just remember that most of these people are morons who wouldn't even be able to figure out your IP address. (If they could figure out your IP address, they'd probably be clogging your computer with viruses instead of threatening to punch your face in. Or they would if Hollywood Hacking was real). Not surprisingly, Trolls love these morons, and the ineffectual threats only make it funnier.

Common Internet Tough Guy threats include:

Libel lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court).
- Lawsuits in general, even if the two parties live in different countries.
- Bonus points if they threaten slander lawsuits instead.
Extreme violence against one or more people.
Extreme violence against the family of one or more people.
Calling people's parents (works best against the young).
When the ITG is also a Troll prosecuting the forum moderators/owners for suppression of the right to free speech (obviously this never works, as the First Amendment only protects against governments, as they'd know if they'd actually read it because "Congress shall make no law" is right at the beginning.)
- A variation is when they threaten to use the U.S. Constitution against non-American forum owners.
- And, of course, it goes without saying that this sainted right is only for them and those viewpoints they express; they'll be quick as lightning to call for the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that they disagree with.