they should train chimps to tell right of way

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seriously, the directors today have no clue what right of way is. i am sure that if you asked 100 judges how to determine who is making the attack you will get 100 different answers. the rulebook itself is vague on how one determines right of way, and differing opinions will always be a factor in competitions.... as long as they utalize human judges, anyway....

this is why i propose we get a bunch of chimps and teach them how to tell right of way. if we train them all consistently, we can send them around the world to act as officials in fencing tournaments. Sure, they will sometimes throw their own poo at the fencers, but isnt that better than the condescending mannor most directors treat fencers anyway? The important thing is that we can all rely on one chimp to make the same judgement as any other chimp for the same attack.

Ah well, im sure they wont see the light of reason... until they do, im fencing epee

[davtsung]

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