My dad always says, "that's enough to shake a stick at...". So exactly how many is that?
2007-09-06 15:44:25 · 8 answers · asked by Cherry Darling 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
about 5-6
2007-09-06 15:55:01 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you are to use a small stick for the little stuff and a bigger stick for the big stuff. The amount that is enough is just where the tolleration point is in the person with the stick. If they have a long fuse on their tempers, then you can have quite a lot of stuff built up to shake the stick at. If they have a short temper, then the amount of stuff they shake the stick at will be a whole lot lower. Usually after the stick gets shaken a few times, the person who is having it shook at them will come to the realization of just how far they can go before the stick gets shook.
2007-09-06 16:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by 'Sunnyside Up' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since "more 'something' than you can shake a stick at is a very large number of something, "enough to shake a stick at" would be one less than that.
Also, it may depend on the size of the stick and/or the person doing said shaking.
2007-09-06 16:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could try shaking a stick at various amounts of stuff and see what the results are. Then, who knows, maybe you'll find out. Good luck...
2007-09-06 17:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by zaytox0724 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot. You don't shake a stick at just anything.
2007-09-06 16:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by Blondie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 13:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by marcinko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, to "Shake a stick" at something, you need a minimum of three, Sweetie. It's been awhile since I heard from you. Nice to see ya, Dulcie. Peace!
2007-09-07 13:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by bikinybandit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your dad. : ) that's just an expression, like: "A dogs age" or "When pigs fly" etc. They don't really mean an exact number. Some sayings do come from old experience's though. Try the link below.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/72850.html
2007-09-06 17:57:11 · answer #8 · answered by chuck b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋