Monday, November 28, 2016

The Gentleman's Guide to Carrying a Walking Stick

If you are one of those whose back occasionally goes on strike, you may have occasion to employ a walking stick. If so, here are a few points to observe:

1. Swing the stick rakishly from time to time, striking a pose reminiscent of Ronald Colman in "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo."

2. Should someone inquire regarding the cause of your limp, tell them it is a souvenir of the 90-yard run you made to win the Grey Cup for your team in 1967. Or: that you were assailed by villains when you rescued the beautiful Selma Hayek from a dungeon fortress. You dispatched the mob with the sword concealed in your walking stick.

3. If someone should have the temerity to call your stick a cane, strike him with it.

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