tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post1357750666988910823..comments2023-08-23T12:38:02.567+01:00Comments on As if you care.: I love wikipedia: Hoist by his own Petard editionDave Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09485345030558890105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-76311519243831429462007-10-18T18:50:00.000+01:002007-10-18T18:50:00.000+01:00Oh, good call on the clarification, K-cash. Changi...Oh, good call on the clarification, K-cash. Changing the title.Dave Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485345030558890105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-44342050351273113762007-10-18T18:10:00.000+01:002007-10-18T18:10:00.000+01:00Sorry, before anyone goes further let's clarify th...Sorry, before anyone goes further let's clarify the phrase is "hoist <I>by</I> his own petard". At first I was thinking Trekky because petard sounds kinda like Picard, but I was confused, thinking does dave have yet another side I didn't know about? Glad to see we're still all gamey and Shakespearey and LoTRy. I am dying to use this phrase - maybe I'll try to set something up just so I can tell about it and use the phrase. It basically means backfire, right?Disco Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102319958554597698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-74272636957133399992007-10-18T02:45:00.000+01:002007-10-18T02:45:00.000+01:00That's excellent. I'm going to have to actually st...That's <I>excellent.</I> I'm going to have to actually start using that phrase now.<BR/><BR/>Also: Got to Abulafia through the link in the sidebar of Jeff's Gaming Blog. And just now got round to realizing there were more comments on that post. Oops.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-21895497215431466132007-10-17T15:35:00.000+01:002007-10-17T15:35:00.000+01:00Well, Davey, the specific example isn't all that e...Well, Davey, the specific example isn't all that exciting, so suffice it to say I've always got my Machiavellian machinations going, and once in a while my Petard gets all hoisty.Dave Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485345030558890105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26056748.post-76462296513764776192007-10-16T16:51:00.000+01:002007-10-16T16:51:00.000+01:00If I was forced to guess what the phrase "Hoist in...If I was forced to guess what the phrase "Hoist in his own petard" (a phrase I have never used but have heard), I would have guessed that a Petard was some sort of medieval clothing by which someone was accidentally hoisted to their own embarrassment, and the humorous enjoyment of the peasants.<BR/><BR/>Shows what I know.<BR/><BR/>But I want to know why little h thought you were 'harmed in your plan to harm someone else'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942759609610660482noreply@blogger.com