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| titletext = 'Touch!' 'Nope, I sighed and stared at you with resignation, so I regained emotional right-of-way.' | | titletext = 'Touch!' 'Nope, I sighed and stared at you with resignation, so I regained emotional right-of-way.' | ||
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| − | + | [[File:TIPIF_2013_ts152625.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5| En guard stance. (from Wikimedia Commons)]] | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
Two [[Cueball]]-like guys are preparing to fence. But only the left seems ready. He says "en garde!", hence the title, a {{w|fencing}} call literally meaning "be on your guard" (from French). The call is used to order the participants to take their position, in a similar way to the “on your mark” command in racing. The other two commands are ''“[tireurs, êtes-vous] prêts?”'' (“[combatants, are you] ready?”) and ''“allez”'' (“go”). The right participant takes this to mean being "guarded" emotionally. | Two [[Cueball]]-like guys are preparing to fence. But only the left seems ready. He says "en garde!", hence the title, a {{w|fencing}} call literally meaning "be on your guard" (from French). The call is used to order the participants to take their position, in a similar way to the “on your mark” command in racing. The other two commands are ''“[tireurs, êtes-vous] prêts?”'' (“[combatants, are you] ready?”) and ''“allez”'' (“go”). The right participant takes this to mean being "guarded" emotionally. | ||
