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** For the curious, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu (founding the Han Dynasty in the process), and Liu's father didn't get the least bit boiled.

* Another historical example, this time from 12th century England, concerns King Stephen threatening to hang the small son of one John Marshal if he doesn't surrender his castle. John replies, rather crudely, that he still has the hammer and anvil to make even better sons. In justice to John, King Stephen was a marshmallow (sweet and soft) and everybody knew it. Little William Marshal was ''not'' hanged and grew up to be the most famous knight in England and France.

* During the Spanish Civil War, the Republicans, (no, not those republicans), captured the son of José Moscardó e Ituarte, the Nationalist commandant during the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Alc~~~~

* During the Spanish Civil War, the Republicans, (no, not those republicans), captured the son of José Moscardó e Ituarte, the Nationalist commandant during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Alc%C3%A1zar Siege of Alcázar.] The Republican forces called Moscardó on the telephone, and demanded he surrender or they would kill his son. Moscardó asked to speak to his son, who he told; [[Screw Your Ultimatum|"Commend your soul to God and die like a patriot,]] shouting [[Say Your Prayers|'Long live Christ King']] and 'Long live Spain.'" His son's reply? [[Defiant to The End|"That, I can do."]]

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