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WCDT 11-15 April 2011 (1901-1905)
Border Reiver:
--- Quote from: Black Sword on 12 Apr 2011, 07:12 ---...huh. I didn't expect the neck to be able to catch a good blade. Admittedly, bone is very tough, but it doesn't take that much relative force to snap or break a neck. I would think the force to separate it completely would not be too high.
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Breaking the neck is easy, severing it is quite another. Take a look at skeletons of persons who were killed in battle in eras where edged weapons were quite common, and you'll notice that decapitations were quite rare. Movies make it look easy, but then it also looks better for the folks in the theatre.
As another way of checking this out, look at Tony Robinson's series "Worst Jobs in History" I think it was the Tudor period episode where he looks at the job of Executioner. There he uses a headsman's axe to attempt to cut through a pig neck - and even given ideal conditions it took more than one hack.
TheEvilDog:
Just to add a little bit of horror to Border Reiver's like fact pile, when she was being executed it took several hacks to decapitate Mary Queens of Scots....and she was alive for every single hack.....
gprimr1:
Hannerdad could be the great grandfather of Pintsize....
I think the satellite thing is a neat little reminder that the world of QC is not real life.
Schmorgluck:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 11 Apr 2011, 23:30 ---EDIT 2: Shouldn't there be a "PantPantPantPant" coming from ol' Clint's mouth in panel 3?
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Well, there defintely are panting noises in panel 4.
[\smartass]
--- Quote from: mike837go on 12 Apr 2011, 07:07 ---Where can I sign up for Full Contact Bridge? Yeah. You're permitted to Gibbs-slap your partner for trumping your ace lead.
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How about Chess boxing?
SJCrew:
--- Quote from: Tergon on 12 Apr 2011, 02:50 ---I saw it as more of a Big Brother thing. Hanners isn't saying, "I need my man to protect me from the unwanted advances of this interloper!" She's saying, "This guy is creeping me the fuck out and I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME." Marten's just responding to that in a perfectly straightforward manner, not being possessive or anything, just making sure Clinton backs the hell off right now.
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Well, Marten and Hanners certainly do not have a brother and sister kind of relationship. In fact, they're about as close as close friends can be. And then there's the fact that she called him pretty clearly by name in a time of desperation...
Valiant effort, but I'm pretty convinced that was a not a platonic moment between the two.
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