Of course our kids and grand kids will know
Some older folks don't know,i was at the cancer society thrift store today and saw a shelayli walking stick made from black thorn in Ireland,used to be that's the only place you could get them,they can be pretty pricey at times.It had a tag of 15.00 on it,so i thought i would give the ole gals workin there the routine.I called one over and said you know you all are gettin a little shifty,walk out back and pick up a stick and sell it in here for 15.00
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She takes it over to the other gals and she is mumbleing something,i here the lady go "i don't know" so i walks over and said whatayathink,15.00 for an old stick,well the first gal was gonna toss it,and i says now wait a minute,ain't ya ever seen the movie THE QUITE MAN with JOHN WAYNE??? No,no, the quite man?
no i don't recall it,i said just about every body in had one,shakin them at somebody and if ya live in Ireland and don't have one well Johhny be jiggered! It's the root ball of the black thorn bush or rose,pullem up,let em dry,knock off the thorns,put a brass cap on the end and ya got a walkin stick,with a head thumper on the other end.
The oldest one looked at me like i was still pullin her leg,she looks at the stick,looks back up at me and says and you like it huh,i says yup! Then give me 15.00 and you can have it....
i had another here at ome a little bigger and my grand duaghter plays with it,first thing she grabs,well i got the little one for her,,,YEP she calls it her stick,bapaw gotta stick too..