You know, he wasn’t wrong. Or did he lose out because Donkey Punches involve hitting a participant in the back of their heads, not their necks?

Acme then her head reflecting, Kiss'd her sweet youth's ebriate eyes, With her rosy lips connecting Looks that glistened with replies.

He was naked to the waist, his hair, breast and arms to the armpits clotted and adrop with blood and in his hands two bloody daggers.

If anything is lost in the line of communication, they could end up blowing their cover.