Word Puzzle ==> Help Wanted

[harveywhispers]

Hi...

Helping a friend with a word puzzle, in which the words "stick" and "blackjack" are somehow related. The answer can be two words.

God...I suck at these things...

[StarsGoBlue]

i think a blackjack was also a type of club? you know, the fwappin' kind? :fwap:

i want to say a policeman carried one back in the day... but maybe not. hmm...

[StarsGoBlue]

maybe a billy club? or nightstick?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=blackjack

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=billy%20club

[harveywhispers]

wOOt...it was gum!

[LiLOrion]

Wait, is gum the answer?

Cause Stars is right. That flat, black, metal thing encased in leather that cops wear is called a blackjack. A cop came into class one day and slammed it down on my desk. I can still hear the ringing. :lol

[scrape_medic]

well I thought liquorice would have fitted better..

[LiLOrion]

well I thought liquorice would have fitted better..



That makes more sense actually. But its not two words.

[harveywhispers]

Wait, is gum the answer?

Cause Stars is right. That flat, black, metal thing encased in leather that cops wear is called a blackjack. A cop came into class one day and slammed it down on my desk. I can still hear the ringing. :lol

It was gum. There is/was a brand named blackjack, and gum (of course) comes in sticks.

[StarsGoBlue]

very interesting (http://www.oldtimecandy.com/black-jack-gum.htm)... :cool:

[ctheokas]

Right, Black Jack gum was licorice flavored. I haven't thought about that in a while. Can't say I've ever had it, though. I don't think I'm old enough.

[jerseygirl]

So what are the two words -- chewing gum?