Hehe znalezli sie wielcy gentelmeni 21 wieku, Chapeau bas, et en garde mes amis.
Wy robicie z siebie glupkow, ba, bufonow, przekonani o swojej wyzszosci, tylko jeszcze fedory wam brak.
Ale mus to mus, pardons messieurs, ze po angielsku, ale latwiej.
"Duels founded on greater insults to a man’s honor, however, were often designated to go well beyond first blood. Some were carried out under the understanding that satisfaction was not gained until one man was incapacitated, while the gravest insults required a mortal blow."
"To us, duels seem like a pointlessly barbaric way to settle disputes; going into a duel the odds were nearly 100% that one man or both would be wounded or killed. And, adding insult to injury, it could very well be the innocent party who was slain."
"The first rule of dueling was that a challenge to duel between two gentleman could not generally be refused without the loss of face and honor. If a gentleman invited a man to duel and he refused, he might place a notice in the paper denouncing the man as a poltroon for refusing to give satisfaction in the dispute."
"Despite our modern romanticism for dueling, it was a practice that hewed down young men in the prime of their life."
"If you were to turn down a duel, you were generally labeled a coward. the extent of labeling and punishment for refusing a duel has been different over time, but, in 1800s North America, you got your own poster hung around town telling viewers that you refused a duel and that you were a coward. Mind you, this was quite serious
Prosze. Jest nawet plakat.