# Fencing student cliche: "the pointy end goes in the other guy" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-student-cliche-the-pointy-end-goes-in-the-other-guy/665997 "2013-08-12T02:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-student-cliche-the-pointy-end-goes-in-the-other-guy/665997/1 "2013-08-12T02:41:37Z")
Again from Game of Thrones, the young lady makes the “pointy end goes in the other guy” remark. I remember it from Zorro as well (and Sir Anthony Hopkins’ perfect reply). Is there an original source for this wonderfully poignant line? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-student-cliche-the-pointy-end-goes-in-the-other-guy/665997/2 "2013-08-12T03:15:52Z")
Zorro is the first time I heard it, and none of my fencing friends back in Minnesota ever talked about it being ripped off from anything. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fencing-student-cliche-the-pointy-end-goes-in-the-other-guy/665997/3 "2013-08-12T10:51:04Z")
Variant on “Firefly”: Does he know how to fight with a sword? I think he knows which end to hold Brian