Allen and Judy Merten wrote: > > Hi, > The phrase "hoist on my/his own petard", would then mean blown up by his > own device? I'll be. I always thought, like Margaret, that a petard was a sharp > weapon like a sword or spear. > Allen > Bastrop Co. > Hey Allen, how's the big garden doing this fall? Missed you on the list, the old back bothering you again? George