https://www.isegoria.net/2023/04/hastings-ever-the-gentleman-decided-to-let-francis-fire-first/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2023/04/hastings-ever-the-gentleman-decided-to-let-francis-fire-first/comment-page-1/#comment-3602042 Lu An Li Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:35:21 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49836#comment-3602042 I believe the last duel in the classical manner occurred in Paris in the 1950′s. Two male ballet dancers got into an argument about how a dance routine was to be done. The argument became so heated they decided to end the discord with a sword duel. The two met in park in Paris, complete with seconds, swords, the whole business. The two dancers began their duel swinging their weapons until one man slashed the hand of the other, causing a slight flow of blood. Decided there and then that honor had been satisfied, the two then embraced and cried.

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