Talk:Robert Pate

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Peculiar man. Was any rational motive given or suggested at the time? Danceswithzerglings (talk) 12:22, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Try: the Irish potato famine! Newcourt (talk) 07:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

duplicate entry, sorry

In the section Assassination Attempt, "ferule" should be "ferrule"
This is a cane with brass ferrule:

https://www.google.com/search?q=a+cane+with+brass+Ferrule&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjDgqSb5ZTwAhVOjeAKHanKCc8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=a+cane+with+brass+Ferrule&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CVLViVLWCAMGgAcAB4AIABQ4gBQ5IBATGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=WPaCYMP2As6aggeplaf4DA&bih=828&biw=1669&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS939US939&safe=active

Whereas a ferule is "a flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for punishing children."

https://spankingart.org/wiki/Ferule

2601:14A:503:64C0:645B:AAEF:74ED:48FF (talk) 16:42, 23 April 2021 (UTC)