Finally, someone has more of some achievements than Ed. Well done. Brave on your part too. Now Ed has a target to shoot for.

Great Magriet, but he already surpassed you :-)

Thems fightin words

Commendable job done by you Margriet..seems to have a competitive spirit...but I think Ed will not allow you to beat him...

Very funny! I wonder how long you'll last!

Try pasting his latest info (he already has 26 bronze medals)

I accept the challenge! You're out on vacation too, so I get a bit of a head start! =^)

As Naomi mentioned I have the same 26 Bronze Medals that you have now. So that's just one more for me (and you). And over 200K Recognition Points! Why isn't this challenge about Recognition Points? Hmm. =^)

The question then remains, how long is our showdown for? Showdowns in the Old West had immediate ends (like after just one second, when someone died). So we should have an end date for this (end of September?).

Margriet actually has a distinct advantage over me on this. But I won't reveal what that advantage is until after this challenge is over.

Speaking of showdowns, do you know any good showdown/dueling trivia? Here are a few...

#1: Alexander Hamilton died early from a Showdown/Duel at the hand of Aaron Burr (his long time political opponent). Hamilton tried to get out of the duel (without apologizing), but he couldn't. So he went through with the duel to teach his son honor. However, he didn't want to fight. So he told the officiator that he wouldn't draw. And he didn't. He marched to his death without a fight.

#2: Abraham Lincoln was a constant criticizer. One of the best. He criticized one legal opponent anonymously in a newspaper, but he was found out. His opponent challenged him to a duel. Lincoln tried to get out of it but couldn't. So he picked his weapon as cutlasses (because of his long arms) and trained with a soldier to get good at sword fighting (because he wasn't). Finally, the duel was canceled due to an emergency. Relieved, Lincoln vowed to never criticize again. He never did. He even complimented the South and explained to others that they had good reasons to fight.

#3: Andrew Jackson was a famous and brutal duelist. He had many duals and always won. But he also had many bullet fragments in his body, including a bullet near his heart.

#4: The only known Wild West duel/showdown was with Wild Bill Hickok. They faced each other, standing sideways. Hickok took his time, aimed, and killed his opponent in one shot from a considerable distance. And after that, mythology and eventually TV and movies made a western showdown (thank you Clint Eastwood) into something it never was. They didn't have the "honor" or lack of common sense to not hide during their gun battles (or avoid confronting known gunmen). Most gunmen went down in ambushes without being able to defend themselves.

Hey, Margriet, remember this? =^)

I haven't really tried, other than the 26th bronze. I got a 20th gold though! =^)

Thanks! Well, I don't want to spell my own doom, so I'll just give you the hint... it is possible to get more Bronze medals. =^)