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How's This Substitute for Heavy Cream
On 24 Jan 2004 17:46:23 +1300, "Loki" > wrote:
>il Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:28:02 -0600, Alan ha scritto:
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>> And, translated, one interpretation of "hoist on one's own petard" is:
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>> "Embarrassed by one's own fart."
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>> (Yes, yes, I know it originally had to do with sitting on one's
>> scabbard (sp?)......)
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>Actually, it was to do with blowing oneself up with one's own
>explosive. An 'own goal' so to speak. = "destroyed by one's own
>machinations, framed for the destruction of others"
Actually your both right.
It is a case for holding an explosive, and for the release of
intestinal gas.
Pan Ohco
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