'grab the wrong end of the stick"

Fri Jul 10 20:34:16 UTC 2009

I was too young to be permitted such thoughts 30 years ago.

Can someone help me pin down the issue?  I'd like to pass the
information along to my correspondent.

Joel

At 7/10/2009 04:16 PM, ronbutters at AOL.COM wrote:
>Check the AMERICAN SPEECH. This was discussed there 30 years ago.

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>What is the origin of the phrase "grab the wrong end of the stick"?
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>Joel
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