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* [[Truth in Television]], sort of: [[Crazy Awesome|Sen. Zell Miller]] of Georgia admitted he would've liked to have done this to pundit Chris Matthews on the latter's show. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuBnlNjZq24 No, really!] (Conan O'Brien had a field day with that one.) |
* [[Truth in Television]], sort of: [[Crazy Awesome|Sen. Zell Miller]] of Georgia admitted he would've liked to have done this to pundit Chris Matthews on the latter's show. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuBnlNjZq24 No, really!] (Conan O'Brien had a field day with that one.) |
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* Another possible origin of this is seen in the 1777 Code Duello. If one person insulted another but then apologized, then fighting a duel was dishonourable. But if one gentleman struck another, then no verbal apology would be sufficient, and a duel would be necessary. Therefore, striking a person with your glove was a way to ''demand'' the other person duel you. |
* Another possible origin of this is seen in the 1777 Code Duello. If one person insulted another but then apologized, then fighting a duel was dishonourable. But if one gentleman struck another, then no verbal apology would be sufficient, and a duel would be necessary. Therefore, striking a person with your glove was a way to ''demand'' the other person duel you. |
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* These gloves, http://budk.com/Apparel/Leather-Sap-Gloves, are made so that doing this will be adding injury to insult. |
* These gloves, https://web.archive.org/web/20120817063323/http://budk.com/Apparel/Leather-Sap-Gloves, are made so that doing this will be adding injury to insult. |
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