Walking stick stick. In addition to its value as a decorative accessory, it also continued to fulfil some of the function of the sword as a weapon. The standard cane was rattan with a rounded metal grip. The clouded cane was made of malacca (rattan stems) and showed the patina of age: Some canes had specially weighted metalwork. Other types of wood, such as hickory, are equally suitable. Various staffs of office derived from walking sticks or staffs are used by both western and eastern Christian churches. In Islam the walking stick ('Asa) is considered a Sunnah and Muslims are encouraged to
A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick) to the film release of "A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick)", the first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The show was performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, and the title is a play on the phrase "at Her Majesty's pleasure". In America, the film was originally called "Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe". The film consists of both on-stage and back-stage footage, taken from all three nights of the run (1 –3 April 1976). Luff and Lewis collaborated on producing the successor show - video-taped in 1977 as "The Mermaid Frolics". Then Cleese and Lewis