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Re: Hoist with your own petard

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BikerDonFeb 5, 2008

> I'd like to take a moment and discuss the frequent use of this, quite

> frankly, ridiculous phrase in Just a Minute....

I am assuming this is not a Troll

> What the hell is a petard anyway?

Have you not used Google before ?

> it's

not the sort of thing that's even used nowadays

I beg to differ, it is in common use here in the UK, often by myself

Part of the beautiful English language, as used by Shakespeare et al *

Obviously not the case in the US. <sigh>

* et al is a Latin phrase, again, often used in the UK meaning 'and others'

> in fact the only person that would say that phrase is Nicholas

again, not true

> i'm curious as to what people think

well, you did ask

Cheers

Don __o
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