It wasn't due to just intelligence that I was intimidating. After I got sick and tired of being pushed around by the guys I had the displeasure to be around, I made sure they knew that I would f-ing kill them if they messed with me. Even the big "tough" guys who I never could physically take down were afraid of me.

I'm not really like that anymore...although that's mainly because I don't need to use death threats to get guys to treat me with some level of respect or at least shut up and listen to me. However, I'm sure at this point, you can see it in my eyes and guys probably instinctively know that messing with me is like messing with a cat—be nice to me and I'll be nice back, but mess with me and you will see claws.