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To: goldstategop

Not to quibble but the phrase is "hoisted on his own petard", which means to be blown up by ones own bomb, not lifted on the end of a stick.


119 posted on 06/28/2005 12:09:04 PM PDT by Senior Chief (Here I am, right where I left myself.)
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To: Senior Chief
... which means to be blown up by ones own bomb, not lifted on the end of a stick.

Not that both scenarios wouldn't be satisfying. Personally, I think tar and feathering went out of style much too quickly. ...:-)

125 posted on 06/28/2005 12:17:09 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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