Duelling at Dawn

Wicklowrider

O.K, before you rush to knock it, think.

Would that obnoxious boss have been really that forthright if he knew he could be called to account at dawn? What about that noisey or nosey neigbour? If they were to get a slap of glove across the cheek wouldn't that shut them up? Or the guy who cut you off in traffic - would sabres at dawn be a LOT cooler than a slagging match at the lights?

Probably my favourite duel would be the "Poisoned Sausauges" one. The rules say that if you are challenged to a duel that you get to chose the weapons. So this guy proposed 2 sausages - one to be poisoned. The idea was that the challenger would chose which sausage to eat and if he got the poisoned one he lost . One of the most horrific was between two French Officers and they each had an arm tied behind their backs. They were then loaded into the back of a carriage and driven around while they stabbed each other with daggers. And in the mid 1800's Andrew Jackson became American President. He had a fearsome reputation as a duellist and killed several men. Wonder how Michael D is with the old pistols?
So, would you be up for stabbing, shooting poisoning or would you turn the other cheek? Who would you challenge?

MadsL

Best duel ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzWdKKu8

Donkey Oaty

Truck versus car is a good one as well.

The Backwards Man

Duel Of The Nile was a poor follow up to Romancing The Stone imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDSz_hyzWCE

DEFTLEFTHAND

Daniel O'Connell killed a man in a duel. The old gentlemans way of settling a dispute. I'd say often times both gents would inebriated from a night of drinking, often times nobody would die as they'd both miss the target. I think the rules are that the beef is settled if this happens, you're not allowed to reload and try again.

Senna

I'd be dead long ago.

Ficheall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89variste_Galois was killed in a duel at the age of 20. One of the "founders" of group theory - who knows what he might have accomplished had he lived?
Probably more feckin' group theory...

Riddle101

MadsL wrote: »

Best duel ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzWdKKu8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5Odgkui7c

Wicklowrider

Ficheall wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89variste_Galois was killed in a duel at the age of 20. One of the "founders" of group theory - who knows what he might have accomplished had he lived?
Probably more feckin' group theory...

See, I would have paid more attention in maths if the teacher was inclined to duel......

wendell borton

I demand satisfaction.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoxRFOr_sQ0

Wacker The Attacker

If you are going to risk death, you may as well pick a decent hour to do it. Dawn is just adding insult to injury (or death if you'll pardon the pun).

Early afternoon is better.

You have time for a lie in, **** and fry.

Then if you win you can have a few scoops to celebrate followed by a take away and a ****

Ruu

One good pill, one bad pill! [/cabbie]

Stavros Murphy

Envelopes at dawn. First one to draw blood wins. Them paper cuts are nasty.

The_Valeyard

Id pick second.

He chooses pistols,

id take a cannon.

iDave

Have I been on After Hours too long or does this make complete sense

Stavros Murphy

iDave wrote: »

Have I been on After Hours too long or does this make complete sense

I'm off to buy a glove. You need a glove to give them a swift slap in the puss and then declare "I demand satisfaction!". All I need now is someone to insult me, which, given it's AHs, shouldn't take too long. I may need a virtual glove to give internet slaps in the puss with. I'll check Argos for one.

catallus

As already mentioned it is the ungodly hour that is the main problem.

All throughout history these guys have been duelling at dawn, they must have been pissed out of their minds? Imagine if you had to go duelling tomorrow morning? Sleep? out of the question! It might very well be your last night on earth! What do you do? You have a party of course; then dawn comes and your off your face and the other guy is too. How anyone got killed is beyond me.

Wicklowrider

There is a another story about a bloke who turned up to the duel naked.
There was method to his madness - he was a Doctor and had noted many men had died due to infection of the wounds when the ball passed through their clothing and brought contaminated fibres with it...

Theres definitely more to this game than you'd think.

biko

Jousting would be cool

castletownman

One of the strangest events in American History is when Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron Burr challenged former Secterary of the Treasury Alexnader Hamilton to a duel, and shot him dead!

Sure as hell beats the twitter war that tends to constitutes "duels" in modern society

Ficheall

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Id pick second.

He chooses pistols,

id take a cannon.

Wicklowrider

castletownman wrote: »

One of the strangest events in American History is when Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron Burr challenged former Secterary of the Treasury Alexnader Hamilton to a duel, and shot him dead!

Sure as hell beats the twitter war that tends to constitutes "duels" in modern society

President Jackson was notorious - he is reckoned to have fought (and presumably won) over a hundred duels. He is known to have killed several men.