re: Biggest butt chewing you ever took?

1) I think I was 11 or 12, and my buddy I was with got caught by the cops for shoplifting Bubble Yum. I sensed something was wrong, and didn't steal anything. Cop brought me home. I pulled the "I didn't steal anything, he did" line, and my mom rightly backhanded me (with the wedding ring hand) across the noggin and expressed her sincere displeasure that I would be friends with such a kid.

2) A partner in NJ on a big project decided to take out his frustration on the team of 7-8 I was on, late at night in 2008. The arse chewing was epic, but it was based on his failures, not ours. As he continued to insult people, including my direct boss, for no good reason, I started to lose it. I'm extremely patient (in person), and if I stayed listening to him for another 60 seconds, chairs would be airborne, and my hands would have been around his neck, because he was a DICK. I left the room. I was a senior consultant, he was three levels above me, and there were no repercussions, but I was going to smash that mofo if I didn't leave the room.