And it had a creepy name, too. "Cat of Nine Tails" ... no offense Vaark, but wtf... The stuff coming out on this thread is truly nuts.
Cat o' Nine Tails is the proper name for that sort of thing.
When I was a naughty boy, I got a belt strap across my ass. It hurt like hell but the human butt is very resilient -- no lasting harm was ever done.