Thanks are due to our friend Rapunzel, who sent us these pictures from her holiday in Charleston, SC. Look! A freshman paddle! Used on military cadets! *fans self* Apparently, it’s called “The Palmetto Paddle”:

The Palmetto paddle used in the military college

Explanation of the Palmetto Paddle - from Abel and Haron's Spanking Blog

Part of the reason I’m so excited about this is because once upon a time (when I didn’t have anybody to spank me yet) I was blown away by a book called “The Lords of Discipline” by Pat Conroy, set in a military college, and based on the author’s experiences of harsh realities of the Citadel.

The book is full of not spanking as much as downright mistreatment of cadets, and in the full light of day I would deny getting even a remote thrill of excitement out of it. When the lights go out, though… I can be one of the freshmen if I want to.

My copy of the book was tenth-hand from an expat bookstore in Kiev, and has fallen to pieces years ago, and I haven’t thought about it for a while, when along comes Rapunzel and her photos. Fantasies galore.
(Apparently, there’s also a film, but I haven’t seen it.)