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“If that doesn’t work, it might be important to allow a short-fused local to vent, then acknowledge and validate what they have expressed. If that is not working, paddling in and trying again another day might also be the best way to handle the situation to avoid a possible physical confrontation.”

One of the few memorable Kraken highlights of this game came when notoriously short-fused defenseman Will Borgen drew first-period applause for one-handedly throwing a pesky opposing forward to the ice.

Even by the standards of the SEC, where boosters have a reputation for exerting their influence, there’s an unusual power vacuum in Auburn’s football program, which is supposedly led by a three-man cabal of ultrarich, short-fused donors and a wider community of impatient fans with an insatiable thirst for vengeance.

She hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza’s short-fused mother on “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise.

Javier, with his jovial backslaps, companionable smiles and occasional attempts to mollify the short-fused Ante, pays occasional attention but seems rather more interested in the women in their midst.