[lumberjim]

they hit you on the HANDS with them? fuck. They had paddles(some had air holes for better speed, and one had "OR ELSE" printed on it) in my school but they were to be applied posteriorly. The shop teacher used to throw a big ol' rubber mallot at you from accross the room with a high degree of accuracy and timing that kept you pretty honest because you never knew where or when the mallot would come.