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nibbled to death by an okapipushed off a mountain and nibbled by goats.
It refers to you being a goof?[eight thousand cool points to the first caller to get that reference]
I thought it was akin to a leotard or lederhosen. I was enjoying the image of an Austrian nincompoop being hoisted on high by his lederhosen. I sit corrected.It's hoist by one's own petard, not hoisted.
A petard was a kind of old school bomb filled with gunpowder, I'm going to say circa
17th c. maybe.
Kids, this episode of Sesame Street was brought to you by the number Pedantic Painintheass.
Conjugation is still permitted, even in archaic phrases.It's hoist by one's own petard, not hoisted.
Forced to wear clothing made out of old curtains.
Too late, m'dear. But great minds and all that......should have to wear clothes made from green, paisely-print draiperies.
...should have to wear clothes made from green, paisely-print draiperies.
..based on The Sound of Music need to be:
What? It's a poll.
You should be so lucky.Should be forced to sit in a room with caro and neuro as they discuss draperies.
I'm going with Balloon shades this year. Real retro.You should be so lucky.
You have too high an opinion of yourself.It's WHO, goddammit! WHO. "People WHO keep starting threads..."