Mordecai, the Jew-hater found out what, "Hoisted on his own petard" meant! I.e. a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown off the ground by his own bomb, and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice.
That's a cool story-I'd never heard of it before Steve, so thanks.
Mordecai, the Jew-hater found out what, "Hoisted on his own petard" meant! I.e. a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown off the ground by his own bomb, and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice.