Le duc imita bientot avec Bande-au-ciel la petite infamie de son ancien ami et il paria, quoique le vit fut enorme, d'avaler trois bouteilles de vin de sens froid pendant qu'on l'enculerait.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A description of an extreme wager involving alcohol and sexual humiliation.
- In plain terms
- Someone made a bet to drink wine while being penetrated.
- What can you take from it?
- Extreme bets often involve humiliation and risk of health.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What drives someone to make such a wager?
- How do we interpret historical taboos?
Another view
Such stories may be exaggerated or apocryphal.
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