nemo
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Post by nemo on Oct 21, 2008 7:12:22 GMT -6
I am not in the habit of making public what I receive in confidence, but this appears to be a special case. WHile I do not recognize the author's handle, he has apparently posted on the forum in the past.
I don't know how serious this is, but I have no idea what to tell this person, other than, "Don't."
I am a sport fencer not a duelist.
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Post by schlager7 on Oct 21, 2008 7:14:47 GMT -6
Interesting. I did not get a PM but an email of essentially the same thing:
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Post by vraptor on Oct 21, 2008 12:56:44 GMT -6
Just an observation based on what a civilized people the Poles are. I must assume that they outlawed dueling at least a century ago. This would make any proposed duel a crime in addition to an act of rank stupidity.
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Post by schlager7 on Oct 21, 2008 17:57:00 GMT -6
New email to me...
Hi john Yes my opponent tells me it is illegal to fight in Poland. He has advised a trip to an area in Germany were it is legal. He has chosen light polish dueling sabers as his preferred weapon. Please get back to me or leave a cell no I will call.
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 21, 2008 21:49:55 GMT -6
As your attorney, I advise you to tell him not to do it and refer him to the "Darwin Awards" link. They still have some openings for 2008.www.darwinawards.com/darwin/
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Post by vraptor on Oct 22, 2008 2:57:02 GMT -6
This is getting just TOO weird.
If I remember my dueling codes correctly, the challenged party selects the weapons. This tells me that our anonymous buddy initiated the challenge. There has to be a story behind this, insane as it is.
And I think somebody is seriously misreading German law. There are mensur clubs and events in Germany, but this is very different from "an affair of honor". If our two combatants want to participate in a mensur, they are allowed because it is tightly controlled. But outside that one exception, I suspect that most Germans would react in horror and scorn and call the cops.
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Post by bladesparks on Oct 22, 2008 7:03:54 GMT -6
If not a hoax, this has to be one of the weirdest threads I have read on any forum, anywhere. Why would you announce such an action months in advance to people one the other side of the planet?
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