Instead of using "carrots and sticks", what other analogies should be used in the political lexicon

[zulchzulu]

Poll question: Instead of using "carrots and sticks", what other analogies should be used in the political lexicon

Whenever I heard any of the candidates mention "carrots and sticks", I always thought of my ex-girlfriend who was a militant vegan and would make a concoction when it was her turn to cook (which faded quickly) and it was literally chopped carrots, free-range Brazilian gravel, twigs from the neighbor's trashbag and some soy solution.

So, what say you? Instead of carrots and sticks...

[Hepburn]

1. Whips and chains?

:shrug:

[zulchzulu]

4. What kind of whip, dahling?

The carrot part is usually something you give a rabbit, ie, us. The stick is possibly from Teddy Roosevelt talking about carrying a "big stick"... this was while the Castro District was still a working class Italian neighborhood after the Great Fire in San Francisco.

So unless you are willing to demo what kind of whip you are talking about, maybe it should be a feather boa?

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Always enjoyed Redi Whip..........

..........on a slice of apple pie, myself.

[Lilith Velkor]

2. Vegans are nature's way of ensuring a pure meat supply if we need to go all Donner party

I trust you've learned what a bad idea it is to date the livestock.

[Starry Messenger]

3. I voted ham and mortar for the lol.

But I'm curious which "mortar" you meant:

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=mortar&btnG=Search+Images

The bricklaying sort, or the type that goes "boom"? I'm happy with either, but wondered if you had something specific in mind...

[zulchzulu]

5. Well, since you asked...

I was referring to mortar, as in bricks and mortar, but upon further thought, it would best be a mortar shell...which is not of the dough variety.

[Starry Messenger]

7. Well played!

:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

6. It rolls off the tongue in that special way, regardless of which mortar is intended.

The rest is just details. :D

[Starry Messenger]

9. It's a wonderful juxtaposition.

Visions of exploding hams dance in my head. }(

[Forkboy]

10. Whole armies turned back by endless volleys of hams.

I'm telling you, this has serious potential. :D

[Starry Messenger]

11. I'm liking it.

Smart Hams could turn the tide of battle, too. :patriot:

[Forkboy]

15. I just had a vision of baby pigs using a calculator to get smarter, which is silly.

How would they hit the buttons with a hoof? :silly:

[Starry Messenger]

16. The talking spiders can help them out.

Failing that, there is:



That would clear up that four legs good/two legs bad problem.

[Forkboy]

17. All of this begs the question...

Is it possible to hijack a thread in any more silly a fashion? :rofl:

[Starry Messenger]

18. You might say...

we mortared it...

:hide:

[Forkboy]

20. .....

:rofl:

[Obamanaut]

12. Other = perks and pork

[Occam Bandage]

13. "Ham and mortar" is made of win and lol.

[kdpeters]

14. "Shits and giggles" is the way I've always heard it

Nonetheless, I voted "giggles and poops".

[Clio the Leo]

19. Cupcakes and Palin Speeches. NT