`` chivalry is simple : it 's all about sticking sharp swords in people , piercing them with arrows , stabbing them with knives , knocking their brains out with metal balls , punching through their chests with spears , smashing their skulls , hacking them to pieces with axes , kicking them to death with horses , beheading them , drowning them in moats , pulling them apart with ropes , disjointing them on racks , boiling them in oil and crushing them with rocks . ''