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Woman with a stick (called Stick) [Muse of Rich people} Started conversation Aug 17, 2001
You can also have the shepherds stick with a curved handle for rescuing sheep, you can grow sticks with curved handles by some strange root pinning technique.
I've got a stick with a natural spiral up it- only honeysuckle growing up it does this (well in the uk anyway- dunno if some other plant elsewhere does the same thing!).
Hazel, Ash and Blackthorn are the most common wood to use in the UK.
Sticks are also very useful for hitting people with 
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Administrator-General (5+0+9)*3+0 Posted Aug 19, 2001
Oh, is that what the curvy bit on the shepherd's stick is for? I never knew. Good thing I didn't write an entry on shepherding... 
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Woman with a stick (called Stick) [Muse of Rich people} Posted Aug 19, 2001
The curvy bit's useful for holding yer stick to
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good plan (not a member of the denial club at A638589) Posted Dec 5, 2001
and for a comfortable grip. so how come so many old folks have curvy sticks, did all old people used to be shepherds?
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Administrator-General (5+0+9)*3+0 Posted Dec 6, 2001
I blame vaudeville. That curvy bit is actually something of a pain to hold, but it fits nicely around most human necks.
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good plan (not a member of the denial club at A638589) Posted Dec 9, 2001
well, of course its allways usefull to be able to round people up.
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- 1: Woman with a stick (called Stick) [Muse of Rich people} (Aug 17, 2001)
- 2: Administrator-General (5+0+9)*3+0 (Aug 19, 2001)
- 3: Woman with a stick (called Stick) [Muse of Rich people} (Aug 19, 2001)
- 4: good plan (not a member of the denial club at A638589) (Dec 5, 2001)
- 5: Administrator-General (5+0+9)*3+0 (Dec 6, 2001)
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