Broomsticks

The officiator, vested in a cantab's gown and cap, with a book in one hand and a bell in the other, with a verger on each side, robed, and holding staves (alias broomsticks) and candles, preceded by the suttler, bearing a bowl of punch, entered the parlour, and demanded "If there was an infidel present?" ❋ Various (N/A)

Apparently his nerves couldn't stand the sound of the word "broomsticks" in his living room. ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2000)

Since the commercial triumph of Harry Potter, publishers have received sacks of manuscripts that are brimful of broomsticks, wands and magic spells. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As a result, Diane Nelson, the Warner executive who oversaw much of the studio's Harry Potter business, took a more stringent approach to licensing, foregoing souvenirs and fast-food tie-ins for "artifact" products like magic wands, "quidditch" broomsticks and other items that were more closely associated with the world Ms. Rowling created. ❋ Ethan Smith (2011)

Air force now using broomsticks « Anglican Samizdat ❋ Unknown (2010)

Champions Tour player Keith Fergus prefers broomsticks because he stands taller with them and feels he can see the line better. ❋ John Paul Newport (2011)

And, most of all, beware those witches who, from atop their broomsticks, amidst bile and ignorance claim, "I am you." ❋ Martin Maidenberg (2010)

However, people were creative enough to convert the game played on broomsticks into a sport for "muggles." ❋ Emily Thorp (2011)

The original "Fantastia" short, featuring Mickey Mouse battling enchanted broomsticks gone-wrong, was set to composer Paul Dukas '1897 piece "L'Apprenti sorcier" (Hello, public domain!) which was in-turn inspired by hundred-year-earlier poem of the same name. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oliver Weiken/EPA Armenian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox clergymen screamed at each other and beat each other with broomsticks during Wednesday's cleanup inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. ❋ Unknown (2011)

By contrast, there are also mysterious crystals, magical abilities, mechanical broomsticks that can morph into anything, and talking sentient hats. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Along the narrow cobblestone alleys of the Casbah, shop owners patrolled with broomsticks in hand, and citizen committees took the place of largely absent police checkpoints, searching all pedestrians. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Kite likes broomsticks because the extra length and weight prevents him from getting "quick and yippy." ❋ John Paul Newport (2011)

He demolished the load-bearing walls and propped up the rafters with broomsticks. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Ultimately, the risk is of turning rationalism into a counter-faith, defined by opposing beliefs (“heavier-than air flight is magic and therefore impossible” versus “witches can fly around on broomsticks”) rather than doubt. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

(One other niggle: given that Harry is so rich, why doesn't he upgrade the Gryffindor Quidditch team's broomsticks and get Ron a new wand?) ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

I thought at first it was something like demons in the air, witches going around on broomsticks. ❋ Tantra Bensko (2011)

My mom [smacked] me with the [broomstick] when I was caught using a [calculator]. ❋ Dudepro120 (2019)

Guy 1: [Ahhh] well it's [dark]. Guy 2: It's a [Broomstick]! ❋ Swisstoblerone (2010)

The Broomstick is annoying and anyone who uses it is a [prick]. Anyone who uses a Broomstick deserves [eternal] [punishment]. ❋ Zimos_24 (2021)

[My girl] was on her back, so i gave her [the old] broomstick. I gave her the broomstick and now [my nuts] smell. ❋ Philip Martell (2007)

Harry got a [Nimbus] 2000 [broomstick] because he was the youngest [seeker] at Hogwarts in a century. ❋ Quirrell (2010)

"WHAT!?!? No more coffee? Why don't you just bend me over and [broomstick me]?!!" You: "I just [spat] in her face while she was sleeping, and then left a hot pocket in her parents couch. Friend: "Wow. That sounds like a horrible case of [broomsticking]." You: "My boss dumped a load of files on my desk, and told me if they weren't done by tomorrow, i'm not only fired, but he's gonna wipe his ass with my last paycheck." Friend: "Whoa. Broomsticked." ❋ Rick Ballard (2011)

During my drive to [Virginia], I gasped [loudly] when I felt the broomstick [ravaging] my rectum. ❋ Hbgpa (2008)

[wow] [leafy] is such a [broomstick] ❋ Dezzahezzahand (2020)

damn dat [gurl] so [skinny] n her hair is never done. She's a [Broomstick]!! ❋ Coolerz (2007)

The neighbours were fucking so loud I took the [broomstick] and [banged it] on the ceiling and yelled, "Shut the fuck up!" I gave them a good broomsticking. I was laughing so hard at three o'clock in the morning that my downstairs [neighbour] started broomsticking me. ❋ Rheo (2011)