Glove Slap: Difference between revisions

* [[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.)

* 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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