P&C do a very poor job in a blind taste test of four “best cheap beers” — National Bohemian, Rolling Rock, Budweiser and Tecate — then discuss four violent sports: Calcio fiorentino, mensur, dueling and football hooliganism. <\/p>\n
The topic was inspired by the “Home Game” episode on Calcio fiorentino, which is a horribly violent version of football they play in Florence. <\/p>\n
The next sport they review is mensur — academic \/ fraternity fencing societies, in which men would frequently come away with serious scars on their face. The point is to stoicly absorb the cut, and the scar is a sign of masculinity. <\/p>\n
Crowhill then tells his one fencing story, in which he beat the Maryland State fencing champion. <\/p>\n
The boys discuss dueling, which was sometimes no more than a matter of “satisfying honor,” but was often quite deadly — as in the Hamilton \/ Burr duel. <\/p>\n
They end with hooliganism, which is more popular in Europe. Men descend on a sports game to fight. <\/p>\n