Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for October 15, 2015
October 14, 2015
October 16, 2015
Transcript:
rj: what would alexander hamilton think of the president election? verne: sadly, it's look familiar. verne: most of the found fathers couldn't stand each other...hamilton himself was killed by then vice president aaron burr in a duel over an insult. rj: An insult?... verne: Forget it. duels were outlawed a long time ago. rj: All change is not good.
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stairsteppublishing over 8 years ago
Too bad. Duels did not always end in death, most resulted in no physical harm, and settled differences.
matzam Premium Member over 8 years ago
too bad we can’t put them all up against the wall
I Quit over 8 years ago
I just hate it when I see such things as “All change is not good.” when what’s meant is “Not all change is good.” When I see the former, I think of someone complaining about getting 20 quarters instead of a five dollar bill.
SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago
Trekman58, the guns of that time were single shot weapons which often did not fire very true to the aim and the weapons themselves were less powerful, the ammo was also less of a problem than some current types (except some people had aftereffects like lead poisoning from balls still in them) so many duels resulted in nonfatal injuries or no injuries.
A number of today’s guns are more akin to the bombs of that time in terms of death rates.