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While the palestinians have tried all kinds of weapons, I don’t think catapults are part of their arsenal.
Update: Apparently, it is me asleep at the wheel, since some do refer to a slingshot as a catapult.
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While the palestinians have tried all kinds of weapons, I don’t think catapults are part of their arsenal.
Update: Apparently, it is me asleep at the wheel, since some do refer to a slingshot as a catapult.
hi dave,
while i don’t like to stick up for the afp, in south africa a forked stick with a rubber band attached which is used for shooting stones at birds or your neighbour’s windows is called a katty or catapult.
we all grew up with one of them hidden under the bed and out of sight of our mothers
Really? I guess I am the one caught asleep at the wheel then!
No, you just didnt know that South African English make Australian and British English look sensical. 😛
Yeah… a catapult in not just for sending cats flying. What the heck is that thing called in Australian?
I’d take issue with calling her veiled, however. She’s headscarf-ed to be sure, but nothing is covering her face. Weird.
catapult |?kat??p?lt, -?po?olt|
noun
a device in which accumulated tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance, in particular:
• historical a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles.
• a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, esp. from the deck of a ship.
• chiefly Brit.a slingshot.
She isn’t a girl, either, any more than her companions are boys.
oh no,daves turning into a silverstein no veil she is older than a girl and dave you have even posted a photo and got it wrong ??????? what has silverstein done to you.