I guess, if you insist on a pokey stick we can let them have one. I just hate the thought of the flesh eaters sustaining any injuries.

How bout this...instead of a stick we drug the flesh eaters so they're operating in slow motion. That way, they don't get poked with a sharp stick and since they are half doped up they'll eat at a slower pace making for a prolonged painful death of the consumed, making for better TV.

I'm not totally against the pokey stick...the flesh eaters may need toothpicks.