“It's as if something that was previously poked and prodded in the dark had suddenly been maneuvered into a brightly lit room.”
Tom Moore
“I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.”
Winston Churchill
“I've been poked, prodded and pulled.”
Dusty Dvoracek
“There's a lot of poking and prodding going on. And a bunch of guys are sitting there watching it, just scribbling all these notes. It's pretty awkward.”
Charles Tillman
“sought to break [him] by zapping him with a cattle prod as a 'warning.' The electrical voltage of a cattle prod is intended for a large animal, not for a human being. The petitioner collapsed on the floor, lost control of his bladder, was unable to speak or to move. His body convulsed in unstoppable contractions, causing him to shiver and shake for hours on end. He suffered severe physical repercussions for months afterwards. To this day it is not known if permanent damage was done.”
Jonathan Pollard
“They obviously have to be prodded, pushed and cajoled into doing their job.”
Keith Wright
“[Her] fingers are brandished as a crazed and half-starved Chinese would use chopsticks.. They prod and pinch the air, leaving it bruised and beaten.”
Colin McDowell
