Interesting thing, the popular expression 'a stick up her ass' came about from a 19th century pool hall.
Delilah Hogg (grandmother of 'the first lady of texas', Ima Hogg) was the first woman in Texas to be allowed in an infamous Lubbock pool hall. Now, being very wealthy and upper class, it was a big to-do having her visit and the planned event was known for weeks before it happened.
There were a group of regulars who didn't want the visit to be successful and wanted to keep women out of the hall, so they devised a plan.
Delilah always traveled with a donkey and this time was no exception.
When she got there, she played the rube and lost many games to the men who were falling over each other to play a wealthy first timer for money. When the table would open, the house man would yell at the next player, telling him he'd better hustle to the table (hence the term 'hustler').
After several hours, Delilah had lost a significant amount and she told her valet to go get her Balaboti cue from inside the pack on her donkey. Within a few hours, Delilah had won all of her money back and most of the patrons', also (her father had taught her how to play in the family's parlor). She then walked out without even paying pool time and put her cue back up on her donkey.
So, whenever she would ride into town, the gentlemen would refuse to play her, warning others that she had a stick up her ass.
And now you know.
I have one stick I keep in the car, My regular playing stick and my breaking stick.
