Oh! The glorious irony

Maremia

Hoist with their own petard?
Couldn't resist it.

I appreciated it!!
Thought I'd posted but perhaps lunch was calling. 😀

Maremia

Hoist with their own petard?
Couldn't resist it.

Yes you do. And here's me thinking Shakespeare was a waste of time at school.

I found algebra more useful.

You learn something every day on gransnet!

MaizieD

A petard was an explosive device, wasn't it? 'Hoist'= lifted into the air. So, 'blown up by your own bomb'

Yes😄

A petard was an explosive device, wasn't it? 'Hoist'= lifted into the air. So, 'blown up by your own bomb'

Mamardoit

Maremia

Hoist with their own petard?
Couldn't resist it.

Why would anyone want to hoist a petard?

In Shakespeare the phrase hoisted by his own petard means to be foiled by one’s own scheme or plan.

A petard is a small bomb.

Maremia

Hoist with their own petard?
Couldn't resist it.

Why would anyone want to hoist a petard?

I'm sure they could get around the problem with a little thought ......but then it is Reform. 🙄

If town centres usually have Christmas lights and the flags make that dangerous then obviously the flags need removing.

Flags should be on flag poles ideally. And maybe all public buildings should have a flag pole. The secondary school my grandchildren attend, (state comprehensive) always flies the Union flag as do the fire station and police station. Parish churches usually fly flags. I'm not sure if the town hall still uses the flag poles but our parish council office does.

Nothing wrong with flying our countries flags. That's all counties of the UK. They are all nice to see.

Yes, life in Kent is one laugh after another just now. The diktat seems a little odd, because there are towns in Kent ( mine, for example) which feature no flags at all.
Will we be exempt, or..: watch this space.

I'd like to stuff that petard somewhere.

Hoist with their own petard?
Couldn't resist it.

Perhaps the council could pay for Xmas decs shaped like the Union Jack. Would cost many thousands of pounds but surely their fans who voted them in won’t mind them squandering money like this.

The flats are a waste of public money in my opinion.

Better they take them down over Christmas than they cause a fire by getting caught up in the electrics.

The flags can be returned once the Christmas lights come down.

😹😹😹

Plonkers.

Hahaha, what a bunch of losers.