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The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

clue-by-four


    [Usenet: portmanteau, clue + two-by-four] The notional stick with which one
    whacks an aggressively clueless person. This term derives from a western
    American folk saying about training a mule ?First, you got to hit him with
    a two-by-four. That's to get his attention.? The clue-by-four is a close
    relative of the LART. Syn. clue stick. This metaphor is commonly
    elaborated; your editor once heard a hacker say ?I smite you with the great
    sword Cluebringer!?