[Boot Hill]

An often overlooked, but vital part of protest sign design is the stick used to hold the sign. For your own personal protection against attack, make the stick out of 2"x2" hardwood. If you think that hardwood costs too much, consider the cost of one trip to the emergency room to get yourself stitched up.

--Boot Hill

[Rate_Determining_Step]

I've heard that if you have a "hardnened" stick, your sign will be prohibited by the police. I'm sure this depends on your locality. There have been suggestions of cardboard tubes as the prescribed component.

Re: Personal protection - just watch out for sucker-punches. Watch out when you see someone's hair line above the brow, you're about to be head-butted. (solution: knee) When you're being jostled, manhandled, elbows are your friends... :)

[Servant of the Nine]

An often overlooked, but vital part of protest sign design is the stick used to hold the sign. For your own personal protection against attack, make the stick out of 2"x2" hardwood. If you think that hardwood costs too much, consider the cost of one trip to the emergency room to get yourself stitched up.

Using one of the lightweight bats made for T-Ball gives a smooth comfortable grip during those long hours on line and a warm glow of security as well.

So9