ˌtrebyəˈSHet/ noun: trebuchet; plural noun: trebuchets;
noun: trebucket; plural noun: trebuckets
a machine used in medieval siege warfare
for hurling large stones or other missiles.
Words often heard after reading this weekly blog include,
“Wow! What a great idea!” and, “I never
thought of it that way!” and “That guy should be institutionalized!”
This is one of those “Wow!
What a great idea!” moments.
Each year, on The Eastern Shore, creative folks gather to
compete with their homemade trebuchets, as there is no outlet for purchase of
trebuchets near our home.
These devices were used extensively in the Middle Ages,
roughly the 1300’s, to toss stuff over the walls of castles under siege. In essence, these devices were the heavy
artillery of the time.
Large boulders and bodies infected with diseases would be
launched into the supposedly safe confines of the fortified ramparts, only to
find a dilemma of what to do with the biological weapon of the time.
According to history, trebuchets, also known as catapults,
found a niche in warfare whose only downfall was mobility.
It seems as though the illegal alien problem in America
For you youngsters, or those with poor memories, Nannygate
was the result of the 1993 nomination for the United States Attorney General by
our first black president, William Jefferson Clinton.
He nominated federal judge Zoe Baird for consideration, who
quickly withdrew because of her employing several illegal aliens as
housekeepers and nannies. Immediately
thereafter, President Clinton nominated Kimba Wood, another judge who also
employed illegal aliens. It appeared to
be an epidemic.
Finally, he decided to nominate swimsuit model Janet Reno,
instead. She got the job.
But after all these years – twenty-two, to be exact – the
problem remains and the hand-wringing continues.
An idea to build a fence along the border was met with
snarls of disapproval by illegal aliens.
Go figure.
That fence would cost too much, and the monies to build it
would have to come from the services given to these law-breakers. Free housing, education, food, telephones,
and medical care would have to be cut, but that would be unfair to the
criminals who broke into America
Here’s my idea. Build
the fence with the admission fees of, let’s say $10 per person.
Admission, you say?
This is where those trebuchets come in.
Line them up against the border fence and load them with
illegal aliens.
It could be a new hobby that would keep those clever
mechanical geniuses in business, year-round.
Rather than just pumpkin chunking, those ancient artillery pieces could
be used for illegal alien chunking.
You’re welcome.
