Petard, hoisted by

[lsanderson]

Or farted on via the blogstream.

Kevin Drum commented the other day about the meaning of "petard," which ain't no sword, knife, or sharp object, but a bomb, fireworks, or fart if you want to go back far enough. Who knew there wuz rockets and bombs to be hoisted by in Hamlet? Puts a whole new spin on that Danish Prince, don't ya know.

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[lakeboy-55.livejournal.com]

That's "Petard, hoisted with"