Talk:Bourges
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[edit] Bogus?
The following little story was added by User:Woofe705, at 19:17, 15 February 2007 and has been mirrored around the Internet and tanslated by other Wikis:
- "It achieved brief notoriety in the late 18th Century when Scottish explorer Sir Fergus Woodward fought a duel with local aristocrat Eric Mouhica outside the impressive Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges. Allegedly Mouhica had orchestrated the violent murder of a close friend of Sir Fergus's in the region, but the local authorities had refused to act. Edward Norman, a priest at the Cathedral, reported in his journal that Sir Fergus killed the Frenchman with the words "While I today have brought your grave, 'tis death which you have bred yourself."
Aside from its not being relevant to the subject, I doubt its authenticity. Look at the names. Edward Norman's journal? User:Woofe705 created an account 1 February 2007 and made six edits before 15 February before losing interest. A prankster? His other edits bear scrutinizing. --Wetman 00:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
