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Old 05-18-2008, 05:54 PM   #226
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carrot and stick

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From what I understand the meaning is to have the carrot tied to the stick ,thus, making a beast of burden walk towards the reward aka the carrot, but out of reach due to the stick.
That's what I always thought, but we discussed it at length sometime ago and I was overruled.
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Old 05-18-2008, 06:02 PM   #227
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'I could eat the guts of low flying duck' - meaning if the duck flies to low, I'll reach up and bite it as it flies over...at least, that's what I've always thought it means.
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Old 05-18-2008, 07:47 PM   #228
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That's what I always thought, but we discussed it at length sometime ago and I was overruled.
Me too. To the extent I have now described a political party as being more about the stick than the carrot. Not a bad phrase, but certainly doesn't fit with my original understanding of the term.
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Old 05-19-2008, 01:13 PM   #229
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wait? what? I thought the carrot was representative of positive reinforcement and the stick negative???

Unless the carrot is tied to the stick just out of reach in which case I agree as the "beast of burden" moves toward the carrot it remains out of reach.

Those are two different things though.
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Old 05-19-2008, 01:39 PM   #230
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It can refer to two different things.
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Old 05-19-2008, 02:18 PM   #231
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just not at the same time as they are completely unrelated
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Old 09-26-2016, 01:58 PM   #232
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Auntiedigr was talking about someone when I overheard:

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He's so dumb he don't know beans from taters.
I think she was referring to The Donald.
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Old 10-03-2016, 10:10 AM   #233
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I hear a saying in North Carolina once in a while. He has more money than Van Camps has beans. Anything can be used besides the word money . Children, cars, land, homes, even cats.

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Old 10-03-2016, 04:26 PM   #234
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"He's got more _____ than Carter's got pills."

A reference to Carter's Little Liver Pills.

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I'm sure I didn't have to explain Carter's Little Liver Pills for you and Bruce, Tarheel...

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Old 10-03-2016, 04:36 PM   #235
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Yes, I know that expression well.
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