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September 4th 08 03:01 PM

A matter of honor

On Sep 4, 6:54 am, John H wrote:
On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:11:42 -0500, Vic Smith

wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:48:06 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

A friend has called me a "racist" over a political disagreement. I
intend to publicly call him a "scoundrel" thus provoking him to ask
for satisfaction. As the challenged, I will propose slide rules at 50
paces as neither of us knows squat about guns. Reading Wikipedia, I
see that the Southern Code Duello specifies that it be done on a
sandbar in a river which is very appropriate as we have been canoeing
partners. I need some appropriate suggestions for when our seconds
should call it off.

Don't do the duel thing.
Threaten him with lawsuit and a deposition.
That'll shut him up, for sure.
If you do go the duel route, don't take a slide rule to a T-square
fight.

--Vic

That was good!

but, but, I have a circular slide rule.................

HK	September 4th 08 03:07 PM

A matter of honor

wrote:
On Sep 4, 6:54 am, John H wrote:
On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:11:42 -0500, Vic Smith

wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:48:06 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:
A friend has called me a "racist" over a political disagreement. I
intend to publicly call him a "scoundrel" thus provoking him to ask
for satisfaction. As the challenged, I will propose slide rules at 50
paces as neither of us knows squat about guns. Reading Wikipedia, I
see that the Southern Code Duello specifies that it be done on a
sandbar in a river which is very appropriate as we have been canoeing
partners. I need some appropriate suggestions for when our seconds
should call it off.
Don't do the duel thing.
Threaten him with lawsuit and a deposition.
That'll shut him up, for sure.
If you do go the duel route, don't take a slide rule to a T-square
fight.
--Vic
That was good!

but, but, I have a circular slide rule.................

Staple it to the white sheet.

Richard Casady

September 4th 08 07:30 PM

A matter of honor

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:54:28 -0400, John H wrote:

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:11:42 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:48:06 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

A friend has called me a "racist" over a political disagreement. I
intend to publicly call him a "scoundrel" thus provoking him to ask
for satisfaction. As the challenged, I will propose slide rules at 50
paces as neither of us knows squat about guns. Reading Wikipedia, I
see that the Southern Code Duello specifies that it be done on a
sandbar in a river which is very appropriate as we have been canoeing
partners. I need some appropriate suggestions for when our seconds
should call it off.

Don't do the duel thing.
Threaten him with lawsuit and a deposition.
That'll shut him up, for sure.
If you do go the duel route, don't take a slide rule to a T-square
fight.

I saw some T-squares at least ten feet long, at Pittsburg-Des Moines
Steel, the year they did the St Louis Arch, and the keel for my dad's
20 foot schooner. Only schooner in the history of Iowa, it's in a
museum. My longest slide rule is only 20 inches.

Casady

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