Severity of Implements

Your credo seems to be: I've never used it, therefore it can't be any good. Well, a closed mind is a wonderful thing; nothing gets in, and nothing gets out...

I would have thought the cane hurts more than anything barring live scorpions! Never tried a paddle although I would have supposed it would be similar to a wooden hairbrush which tends to bruise if applied with force. Perhaps it depends on what we grew up with? Americans always seem to favour the paddle as it is in their culture as the cane and slipper is in ours.

Fly swatters could be interesting as they leave a nice sting without hurting too much!

And there are those fly swatters that have plastic or rubber hands as the swatter part of them. I think it's the long flexible handle that helps to create that sting, a bit like a bath brush or wooden spoon.

Thank you Phil. My mind is open. Would love to share a whiskey, or whisky with you one day. Nite.