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Thread #148063 Message #3437557
Posted By: GUEST,Artixes the Great
16-Nov-12 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: Was Abe Really All That Honest?
Subject: RE: BS: Was Abe Really All That Honest?
Is this a death match by sarcasm? They used to have those on the planet Gnaxos, but they discontinued the custom as it was creating so much social friction and hatred. No one has died by sarcasm on Naxos in 500 years of their calendar...about 813 of your Earth years. It was said to be a particularly horrible way to die..."death by a thousand tiny cuts"...and it sometimes even proved fatal to both combatants...rather like dueling with poisoned blades.
We would consider it a barbarous practice. Death matches by sarcasm are simply not permitted any longer in the Federation. A lofty sneer is punishable by being placed in solitary for approximately 3 earth days. A snide remark results in further solitary confinement. Rude gestures to indicate contempt result in being cut to half-rations. Lowering the apparel to expose the nether regions from behind as a sign of deep disrespect results in being tossed into a pit of angry Nyhobbers (small, fierce animals similar to your "shrew").
Yes, there are some things which simply cannot be tolerated, even in the Federation where we practice tolerance as far as we are able.