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Plockepinn in Swedish, approximately "pickastick". Edit: thought I read it was of Scandinavian origin, hence my comment. But Wikipedia said european origin. We

• quesera 8mo ago
  In the US, it was a game called "pick up sticks", and it was tedious and sometimes impossible. So, this method is well-named at least! :)
• bee_rider 8mo ago
  I suspect it was invented the first time a parent dropped a pile of sticks because their bored kids were distracting them. “Ok kids, new game, pick those sticks up as quietly and tediously as possible.”