tap.rap.thud.thump.ding.uncork.knock.nick.... ............ taproom.alehouse.beergarden.rathskeller.watering hole... I'm offering a $5 reward for anybody that can get me a picture of Sheriff Matt's walking cane (stick, club, or similar rod.) The fool's club. A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.