Sentences with phrase «to poke a stick at»

You're poking a stick at whatever's already upsetting them.

It was an electrically charged week at the Alberta Legislature, with the NDP finally having its chance to poke a stick at Ralph Kleinâ $ ™ s de-regulated power system.

If this igdmlgd blog is any indication, some people are still poking sticks at the U.S. patent, with mixed success.

when you read / hear Fowler gently poke a stick at the ridiculous, the incomprehensible, the rubbish - talkers) and looked up the word «quango.»

The Christmas decorations are wiped off the shelves, and the next day they are replaced with dozens of red hearts, cheery little lovesick bears that say, «I (heart) you,» and more candy than you can poke a stick at.

This lunacy has its roots in something from the East Bay called oh - fuck - you, and I've learned not to poke a stick at it.

While other teams of the mid-70s were acting like hill people, poking sticks at the strange, new technology of free agency, the Yankees were running around signing future MLB Hall of Famers.

In it, «Khalid» is asked what he is doing, poking a stick at a plastic bag along the edge of a lake in Rochester, N.Y..

Transformers Fall of Cybertron presents gamers with one of the best single - player campaigns to date with more Transformer lore and love than you can poke a stick at.

Of course, the above is a mere taste of what is on offer amongst the twenty - three Australian premieres, three world firsts, and more films than you can poke a stick at, with South Korean effort The Actresses, French comedy Copacabana, the five and a half hour Carlos the Jackal epic Carlos, the beautifully named Mother Teresa Of Cats and even Jim Henson's first non-Muppet film The Dark Crystal all screening.

Add in more cars then you can poke a stick at, detailed and realistic tracks plus online play and Forza Motorsport 7 on the Xbox One X should be your racing destination for years to come which boasts almost perfect gameplay.

Karen Moncrieff's brilliant yet unassuming Blue Car obviously got the attention of some pretty important people, cos her follow - up feature has more big names than you can poke a stick at.

When adults stand on either side of a school building a poke sticks at each other in the name of improving schools, they frequently lose sight of students.

For now we've got 50 images, a couple of videos and more press text than you can poke a stick at.

Children should not torment dogs that are confined to the dogs» property — this includes: running up and down fences getting dogs to chase; poking sticks at or tossing things over the fence; barking at or otherwise aggravating the dogs.

Children should not torment dogs that are confined to the dogs» property - this includes running up and down fences, getting dogs to chase; poking sticks at or tossing things over the fence; barking at or otherwise aggravating the dogs.

It's as wild as life gets at Australia Zoo, Home of the Crocodile Hunter, with more wildlife and entertainment than you can poke a stick at!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) was the coolest and most radical movie for me back in the 1980's and it sure has come a long way over the years with new releases, revivals and more games than you can poke a stick at.

Add in more cars then you can poke a stick at, detailed and realistic tracks plus online play and Forza Motorsport 7 on the Xbox One X should be your racing destination for years to come which boasts almost perfect gameplay.

With so many great titles coming out for 3DS that include Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater, PES 2011 3D, Resident Evil Revelations and more titles that you can poke a stick at, it's definitely a good time to be a 3DS owner.

Adam Linder, an Australia - born, L.A. - based dancer and choreographer, whose «Klein Paradiso» pokes a stick at the abstract (his dancers take to the stage in costumes that match the design of the scenery), has taken the biennial's generous top prize.

Wally Broeker has compared compared CO2 emissions to poking a stick at a wild and unpredictable beast for this reason.

The harmonic waves that create matter are understood by some but rejected by the consensus of quantum mechanics, a one hundred year failure of ever increasing complexity and more theories than you can poke a stick at.

There is more data than you can poke a stick at, millions of lines of code in the public domain, and climate scientists tripping over themselves to do outreach at schools, churches, clubs, museums, TV, radio and music hall.

It's awfully easy from a full time position outside of practice to poke sticks at those evil money grubbing lawyers who take more time in Court than is needed.

The current government is poking a stick at the independent schools, partly because of an atavistic feeling, deep down on the back benches, that perhaps socialists ought not to support private education and partly because some of the better - known independent schools have been accused of running a price - fixing cartel.

There are more software features here than you can poke a stick at, but it'll take you a good long while to discover them all and you can expect a few hiccups along the way.

Plenty of storage is a must — I have lived in homes with zero built in closets, to the house we are in now that has more wonderful storage than you can poke a stick at.