I will s ite thee with my smiting stick.

December 14, 2011 9:49 PM

So does anyone know the origin of the phrase/meme "I will smite thee with my smiting stick"?

I saw one reference to "Peter Godly" on urban dictionary.

posted by craniac to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

Apparently it is from this comic called "Oh My Gods". I can't find the exact comic.

This question, first answer
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 10:12 PM on December 14, 2011

More possibly, to me, it was first used in Peter Godly -- a series of animations. Most of them are on YouTube now, but they were Flash back in the day.
posted by dhartung at 10:21 PM on December 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

I have no proof of the connection but it also sounds like an extension of the "this is my boom stick" line from Army of Darkness.
posted by bitdamaged at 10:40 PM on December 14, 2011

I don't know either, but see here for a hilarious variation on this theme- the desexing stick.
posted by EKStickland at 10:44 PM on December 14, 2011

Dont know what age these other references were but Ian Dury had a single called "Hit me with your Rhythm Stick" in 1978. Hadn't (UK) heard this type of phrase involving a "something stick" before that.
posted by epo at 2:02 AM on December 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

The rhythm of it sounds like something from a Nick Lowe song.
posted by fivesavagepalms at 7:30 AM on December 15, 2011