Taking the cue rest sticks

As my cousin was describing how surprised he was to see a World Youth Day pilgrim at the intersection of Broadway and City Road – outside The Lansdowne Hotel in fact – with a pair of cue rest sticks over his shoulder, his wife interrupted to point out that the supposed cue rest sticks had actually been very simple crucifixes, made from plywood and dowelling, and that this was the third time Bruce had attempted to tell this pointless and idiotic anecdote.