"Piss poor" and other weird sayings...

[Unsilenced]

a petard is sort of like a big bomb on a stick used to blow up obstacles in a siege like gates or other such obstructions. they would approach the obstacle, usually under cover of either night or some sort of man made concealment to protect them from arrows and such, and "hoist" that big bastard on up to whatever it is they wanted to blow up. just envision that scene in saving private ryan where they blow the razor wire on the beach up with that silly bomb thing. but medieval style

EDIT- a bangalore is what the modern day version is called and very clearly it is a thing that must be hoisted

But that's hoisting the petard, not being hoisted by one. Unless you pole vault with it.

 

[Azure]

But that's hoisting the petard, not being hoisted by one. Unless you pole vault with it.

nothing says self destruction like sticking a bomb up your ass, eh?

its more in the sense that the petard was your big great whatever idea/schema/gambit, and when it fucked you over its as if you hoisted yourself upon it.

akin to falling on ones own sword

 

[Torrijos-sama]

Omgomgomg, I am sooo looking forward to being a situation where I can say that

You're allowed to use that Okieism.

But, don't go full Okie/Arkie.

 

[Fay V]

But that's hoisting the petard, not being hoisted by one. Unless you pole vault with it.

haha I was a fucking moron and misquoted it. It's Hoisted BY your own petard. My bad I didn't notice the type till now.

 

[Ley]

I'm confused by the 'pay the piper' saying.

 

[Schwimmwagen]

"It's always in the last place you look"

either you're trying to be funny or you're a bit stupid

 

[LizardKing]

"It's always in the last place you look"

either you're trying to be funny or you're a bit stupid

I always assume they mean, "Of the possible places you could look, the one that contains the item you are looking for will be the one you search last". Unless they're a known idiot.

 

[Schwimmwagen]

I always assume they mean, "Of the possible places you could look, the one that contains the item you are looking for will be the one you search last". Unless they're a known idiot.

I know that's what they mean but no shit its in the last place I look, I'm not going to be looking anymore once I've found it hururrrrghhh

 

[ArielMT]

I'm confused by the 'pay the piper' saying.

I can't find a source other than "he who pays the piper calls the tune," though as time went on "paying the piper" started also taking the cautionary meaning from "the Pied Piper of Hamelin."

 

[Fay V]

Wasn't the phrase "It's always the last place you think to look?" as in, you go through the common places, and then when you start thinking of more obscure places the item could be, that's where it is.

I think to look for my phone in the couch cushions, under chairs, etc. The last place I would think is it's in the fridge, but it's in the fridge.