# such-and-such on a stick **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 10, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191 "2003-03-10T01:20:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/1 "2003-03-10T01:20:38Z")
I heard DBS satellite refered to as “cable on a stick”. Is that derogatory? WTH does it mean in general usage? ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/2 "2003-03-10T02:14:15Z")
No clue, but I expected you to be talking about food. (or a stand up comedian in the 80’s that had a Jalapeno \*on a stick! \*) You had to be there to get the emphasis. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/3 "2003-03-10T02:28:38Z")
That’s “onna _steek_”. I can’t remember his name, but he was pretty funny. My WAG is that the “on a stick” in the OP is intended to suggest a convenience factor; i.e. something that could be managed without “getting your hands dirty.” While we’re on the subject, I’ve heard a few Brits use the phrase “might as well ask for the moon on a stick” to refer to unrealistic expectations. So there ya go. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/4 "2003-03-10T03:20:17Z")
The comic (well, ventriloquist really) is Jeff Dunham, and he’s been doing the jalapeno on a stick routine for a long time now. I first saw him do it on “Comic Strip Live,” maybe 12 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/5 "2003-03-10T04:36:04Z")
The jalapeno guy is who I immediately thought of when I saw the thread title - I didn’t remember his name, but, like **peepthis** , I remember seeing him several times on _Comic Strip Live_. It’s actually a pretty damn funny routine. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/6 "2003-03-10T05:06:47Z")
Urban planners often call billboards and large pole signs “litter on a stick.” ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/7 "2003-03-10T11:57:55Z")
There is a phrase "sh_t on a stick", as in 'You look like sh_it on a stick’ when you are hungover. The stick is your neck, and the rest refers to your head. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/8 "2003-03-10T18:51:46Z")
My usage of this refers to a body type which I find myself drawn to. Tits on a stick. IOW, relatively good sized breasts on a thin woman. Intended as a compliment, but probably should not be offered as such to the object of your appreciation. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-and-such-on-a-stick/160191/9 "2003-03-11T01:04:14Z")
I’ve never heard satellite called “cable on a stick” before, but perhaps it’s a reference to the mast or pole the dish is mounted to? For me, it might be “cable in a flower pot” as I’ve got my dish mounted to a pole that’s planted in a flower pot filled with 100 pounds of concrete as my apartment building wouldn’t allow it to be screwed to the wall. Whatever you call it, in my area, it’s better and cheaper than cable.