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Offline wrag

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Defending dueling????
« on: August 06, 2007, 12:48:08 PM »
This article seems to support the return of dueling...................... ...

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/08/05/in-defense-of-dueling/

interesting view..............
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« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2007, 01:03:38 PM »
Anything to get power out of the hands of government is good in my opinion.
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2007, 01:36:56 PM »
Given a choice of weapons listed below, I'll duel anybody here.

The List:

1.)  Supersoaker
2.)  Gardenhose
3.)  Gardenhose with a weed-be-gone attachment
4.)  A waterballoon filled with coolaid
5.)  A small cat
6.)  A medium cat
7.)  A chair from Ikea
8.)  A pillow case filled with small cats from Ikea
9.)  A dead bird
10.) A picture of a horse
11.) A sword made of the dried droppings of a Liberal from Northern California
12.) A large-caliber revlver with gummi-bears in all 6 chambers
13.) A box of bibles
14.) 2 ziplock bags filled with the plucked eyebrow hairs of a night-club-bound Washington DC Arab (bags must contain no more than 10% wax)
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2007, 01:42:01 PM »
Bibles hurt!

edit- brushed through the article.  Not sure I'd call dueling a measure of 'civility'.  That guy really has his head shoved somewhere dark.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2007, 01:44:51 PM by 68Hawk »
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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2007, 02:04:27 PM »
Though the author is a raving lunatic neo-con, I find myself leaning toward agreement with her on the dueling.  In today’s world, just a simple accusation can take away a man's job, reputation and freedom while the accuser stands to loose nothing in many cases.

A hundred and fifty years ago if you slandered a man, you ran the risk of having to stand up to him in a duel or risk your own reputation and be branded a coward.

I say, bring back the duel.  Capital idea.
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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2007, 02:08:14 PM »
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Originally posted by Neubob
8.)  A pillow case filled with small cats from Ikea

please clarify,  the pillow case from Ikea or the small cats?
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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2007, 02:19:24 PM »
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please clarify,  the pillow case from Ikea or the small cats?



Good point. It should read:

A pillow case from Ikea, filled with small cats.

However, if the small cats happen to be from Ikea as well, the duel stands.
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2007, 05:48:44 PM »
This person is rather silly in the extreme.

Quote:"There was a time when a man could defend his wife, sister, sweetheart or daughter from slander or importunance by challenging the blackguard to a duel. Nowadays the most he can do is divorce his wife, allowing the government to take away his children and property if it chooses and enriching the lawyers in the process, or sue his daughter's despoiler, which has a similar result and can only be done if she is a minor." endquote.


Get a divorce because their wife was insulted?!?!?!?!

Huh, take a life over words? No threat to life, limb or even property but resort to deadly force over an insult. Yeah right.  :rolleyes:
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2007, 08:30:49 PM »
If dueling was still a proper way of defending one's honor due to insult, half the posters on this Forum would probably keep their mouth shut or else be dead!

Wait, this person may have something here!
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2007, 08:49:41 PM »
Flamethrowers at 20 paces.
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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2007, 09:08:04 PM »
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Originally posted by Swager
If dueling was still a proper way of defending one's honor due to insult, half the posters on this Forum would probably keep their mouth shut or else be dead!

Wait, this person may have something here!


Exactly, you had better be able to back up what you say, or learn a polite way to say it.


An armed society, is a polite society.
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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2007, 09:45:32 AM »
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Originally posted by 68Hawk
Bibles hurt!

edit- brushed through the article.  Not sure I'd call dueling a measure of 'civility'.  That guy really has his head shoved somewhere dark.


:rofl :rofl :rofl

might wanna look again at who posted the article.
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2007, 10:16:41 AM »
I for one would be glad to see the return of dueling. The argument is right, if someone slanders you or your family, you should have the right to defend them. And slandering can lead to the loss of a job, a loan, or other such things that are important. Things were better back then.
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