A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority. A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane, and is usually made from rattan.
While stressing the need for uniforms to be simple and rugged, with no need for gimmicks and gadgets, General Pate commented:
There is one item of equipment about which I have a definite opinion. It is the swagger stick. It shall remain an optional item of interference. If you feel the need of it, carry it…
However, his successor, David M. Shoup, quickly discouraged their use:
..."the swagger stick symbolized elitist affectation, and it reminded him of some unpleasant experiences he had had in China.” He had seen British officers toss money at Chinese men and then strike them with their swagger sticks as they picked up the coins off the ground. Few Marines carried the swagger stick after that.2
There is one item of equipment about which I have a definite opinion. It is the swagger stick. It shall remain an optional item of interference. If you feel the need of it, carry it…
However, his successor, David M. Shoup, quickly discouraged their use:
..."the swagger stick symbolized elitist affectation, and it reminded him of some unpleasant experiences he had had in China.” He had seen British officers toss money at Chinese men and then strike them with their swagger sticks as they picked up the coins off the ground. Few Marines carried the swagger stick after that.2
by Vbriel May 1, 2012
Get the Swagger Stick mug.1. a phrase to insult someone intensely, equivalent to "go fuck yourself" or "drop dead"
2. a phrase to add emphasis on insulting a person, equivalent to "burn" or "salted" or "dissed"
2. a phrase to add emphasis on insulting a person, equivalent to "burn" or "salted" or "dissed"
Gertrude: Bertha, your hair is looking mighty greasy today.
Bertha: Burn on that stick, Gertrude!
"Ooh he just burned on your stick!"
"Burn on that stick, homes!"
Bertha: Burn on that stick, Gertrude!
"Ooh he just burned on your stick!"
"Burn on that stick, homes!"
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Get the burn on that stick mug.A fighting style used by many cultures as a form of martial arts. The Irish use a form of stick fighting, and I believe thai, Chinese, and Israeli's use some form to name a few groups.
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Get the Stick fighting mug.1: Your whip in every game in the Castlevania series. Generally used to combat Goofy Bone Skeletons, Bats, Ghouls, Hunchbacks, and Dracula himself.
2: A very good weapon, or very good item in any game, or real life.
2: A very good weapon, or very good item in any game, or real life.
1:
Peter: My Herp Stick upgraded!
Chris: Yes! Now we will go kill Dracula!
Peter: Aww, I died.
Chris: Your Herp Stick had a malfunction.
2:
Chris: Have you obtained the Herp Stick yet?
Eric: There is no Herp Stick in this game.
Chris: Then you are obviously playing the game wrong.
Peter: My Herp Stick upgraded!
Chris: Yes! Now we will go kill Dracula!
Peter: Aww, I died.
Chris: Your Herp Stick had a malfunction.
2:
Chris: Have you obtained the Herp Stick yet?
Eric: There is no Herp Stick in this game.
Chris: Then you are obviously playing the game wrong.
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