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Manliness of Yesteryear - The Duel
07/07/2009

Over time, society has progressed and we've become more "civilized."

Sure, some of it's positive. Like Democracy, indoor plumbing and Internet porn.

But sometimes things that were crucial to our manliness get forced to the wayside. Giving way to guyliner, murses and mantyhose.

You think your grandfather could have taken Iwo Jima wearing bronzer and a sequined Ed Hardy t-shirt? Hell no.

So we've had enough. And we're here to plead for a return to the manliness of yesteryear. First up: Duels.

The Situation:
Some douchebag tries to grab your girl’s ass.

How Guys Deal With it Now:
You can let her handle it herself and blow him off with a snide remark. (And make you feel like a pussy.) Or, you can crack him over the head with a Rolling Rock bottle. (If you don't mind drinking homemade toilet alcohol with your "Cell Husband" for the next 5 years.) Either way, you lose.

How Guys Dealt With it Then:
A glove slap and a challenge of pistols at 10 paces.

Repercussions Now:
His dad, the lawyer, takes everything you’ve got.

Repercussions Then:
One of you is leaving in a body bag. But honor is restored.

Case in Point:
Aaron Burr was a respected politician. A Senator, Vice President and Presidential candidate. One night he got fed up with the disparaging remarks being leveled at him by rival Alexander Hamilton. So he did what any real man of the time would have done. He challenged that fucker to a duel. Where he shot and killed him.

Did he get jail time? Nope. Burr finished his term as Vice President. (Then went a bit nuts and attempted to create his own empire in Louisiana... but that's another story.)

And Hamilton, the loser in the duel? He's the face on the ten dollar bill.

Honor for all involved, and hopefully fate takes care of the guy in the wrong.

We as a society need to reinstitute dueling as a lawful and reasonable method of dispute resolution. And, hey, if a lawyer wants to get involved... hand the little weasel a pistol.

Comments

lame guy wrote:

So what do you do when your girl gets pinched? mess him up? intimidate? brawl? I NEED TO KNOW!
07/08/2009 10:30 AM

Not Lame guy wrote:

You, don't do anything. Thats why you're lame.
07/08/2009 10:51 AM

Mac wrote:

F@&k you, Im a great murse and f@&k anyone that looks down on me for it.
07/08/2009 06:20 PM

BG wrote:

@Mac "Murse" as in a Man Purse. I'm assuming you're a male nurse. Not what I meant. You may now return to saving lives and cleaning bed pans.
07/08/2009 08:06 PM

CandleJa.. wrote:

Correction: You may now return to assisting those who save lives.
07/09/2009 08:24 PM

TLemke@northwesternmutual.com wrote:

You can clean me bedpan. I left you a message
07/14/2009 01:32 PM

bob wrote:

dueling was never legal. the last known duel in britain resulted in both duelists dying. one from a gunshot wound in the duel, the other by hanging for murder.
08/03/2009 11:11 AM

Richard Lee wrote:

OMG..Dueling? Challangee picks the weapon? To the death? Wow...how very 18th century.
08/03/2009 12:13 PM

you-re a twat wrote:

This article is retarded. You're supposed to take the guy out back, beat him to a pulp and disappear. Not do it front of a room full of witnesses.

Also I'm sure having your girlfriend and your own witnesses to testify the creep had it coming to him, and a sexual harassment intolerant judge would keep you out of jail, twit.
08/03/2009 01:54 PM

Victory wrote:

@bob

In Britain, maybe. But here in the (better) USA, dueling was legal in nearly every state until the late 19th century. However, many states (including mine, Arizona) never passed any law or legislation that outlawed dueling, it simply died out as a cultural method of settling disputes. So in all technicality, you can legally challenge another to a duel (first blood or death) and as long as you have some sort of written contract, and perhaps a third-party signer, I see no legal ramifications. Interesting note; one of Saddam Hussein's party members asked The Secretary of State if Bush and his cabinet could simply duel Saddam and his, instead of a military conflict.
08/03/2009 03:24 PM

Timmy Mallett (remember him?) wrote:

In Paraguay, it's legal to duel if both duellers are registered blood donors.
08/04/2009 03:39 AM

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