True statement, but the saying doesn't say that. The saying is, "Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick," which doesn't include the point of reference of being poked in the eye with a non-sharp object. It's implied, sort of, but I think the saying should be changed to "A little better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick." As it currently stands I could use the phrase to compare winning the lottery to being poked in the eye with a sharp stick.
Oh, ok. Just had to take your statement at face value and by definition, evolve means to get better, not simply to change.
Of course winning the lottery would be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, almost anything is better, which leads me to believe you do understand the phrase and are just being argumentative, of which I wholeheartedly approve, assuming it's all in good fun.
