carrot and stick
 

That's what I always thought, but we discussed it at length sometime ago and I was overruled. :o

'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.

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.

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.

It can refer to two different things.

just not at the same time as they are completely unrelated

Am currently hiding in my bedroom whilst Mom & Popdigr are being assailed visited by one of the Auntiesdigr.

Auntiedigr was talking about someone when I overheard:

I think she was referring to The Donald.

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.

tarheel

"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...:crone:

:D

Yes, I know that expression well.