clue-by-four

[Usenet: portmanteau, clue + two-by-four] The notional stick with which one whacks an aggressively clueless person. This term derives from a western American folk saying about training a mule “First, you got to hit him with a two-by-four. That’s to get his attention.” The clue-by-four is a close relative of the LART. Syn. `clue stick’. This metaphor is commonly elaborated; your editor once heard a hacker say “I smite you with the great sword Cluebringer!”

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pococurante (po-ko-koo-RAN-tee, -kyoo-) adjective

Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant.

noun

A careless or indifferent person.

[From Italian, poco little + curante, present participle of curare, to
care, from Latin, curare, cure, care.]

folks are really lucky I forgot to bring my clue-by-four into work today, and neglected to mercilessly pummel the gathered pococurante population.