I don't know about you, but I can shake a stick at a LOT of stuff.
2007-02-09 02:10:52 · 9 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I know, it must be an awful lot of something to be "more" than we can shake a stick at!
2007-02-09 02:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by lisateric 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shaking a stick at someone has long been considered, for good reason, a threatening gesture. There is a possibility that "more than you can shake a stick at" first arose in the context of warfare or smaller-scale hostilities, perhaps describing an overwhelmingly superior opposing force (e.g., "More Redcoats than you could shake a stick at.").
Another possibility is the stick in question was shaken in the process of counting great numbers of something, perhaps used as a pointer while doing a head count of a herd of sheep or cattle. Thus, "more than you can shake a stick at" would simply mean, figuratively, "you could wave your counting stick until your arm falls off, and you still wouldn't reach the end
2007-02-09 10:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shake my stick all the time usually it's at a big pink mint
2007-02-09 10:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by Rocky The Fearless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who started shaking sticks at stuff? thats a better question. and why?
2007-02-09 10:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the stick
2007-02-09 10:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gramma always said nonsense
2007-02-09 10:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by Baw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure their not pointy ones.
2007-02-09 10:13:19 · answer #7 · answered by bargod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes lady sure can
2007-02-09 10:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by yaya t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea me too
2007-02-09 10:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by jody n 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋