I had something similar happen to me a few years ago. I was in my watering hole chatting to a good mate (who happened to be the door man) and eyeballing a rather good looking young lady. A tall natural red head no less. Who happen to have a thing about wearing silk scarves. There was a fashion for wearing them wrapped around the throat and trailing down the back. Not a good idea, but........

Anyway, there was a certain gentleman who had inhibed a little too much of the good stuff. He decides, in the way of the sozzled, that her scarf is absolutely fascinating. So he decides grab hold of both ends of her scarf and starts pulling.

I take one look. Conclude that there is an excellent chance that this young lady is in imminent danger of a most untimely death. Either from strangulation due to a crushed larynx or from a broken neck.

So I severed the scarf. Right in front of his knuckles.