"Muddymike" wrote in message
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"Stephen Stewart" wrote in message
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Can't help wondering if catapults were originally designed for this
function hence the name 'pelt a cat', cat a pult :-)


Apparently it's derived from two Greek words kata and peltes.


Seems your spilchucker failed to correct Greek to Geek.

Mike


Yes but my catapult remark wasn't aimed at the hard of thinking. :-)


Stephen