Where does the phrase "more [whatever] than you can shake a stick at" originate? [more inside]
posted by informity on Jan 30, 2007 - 12 answers

Some "Threat Level" questions: do countries have a similar system? Are other countries planning to implement such a system? Also, is the American system based on an existing model? I'm not so interested in the threat aspect of it as much as I'm interested in learning where the color-coded system originated and if it's being borrowed. This version, I'm certain, was a later iteration.
posted by josephtate on Feb 1, 2005 - 5 answers