Quoting Steve Edwards killshot91@comcast.net:
As best I can tell, there is no $sticky template variable. When the <node> page is being generated, the code looks at the sticky setting in the database and puts them at the top of the list. There isn't a variable just for sticky items.
There is a variable $sticky used in the node.tpl.php file of the garland theme which is why I asked.
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