No applications stack in dock

How do I get an applications stack in the dock - dragging the folder to the dock doesn't work.

For a visual, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3739
Notice that near the top of the article is an image of the dock. Item #3 on Apple's diagram is referred to as the "Dock Adjuster". It looks like a dashed line going off into the distance. You can only drop files or folders on the RIGHT side of that "Dock Adjuster" (if you drop a folder it will create a "Stack"). The left side of the "Dock Adjuster" is reserved for applications.
To do this with your "Applications" you just need to open Finder so that you can see the Applications folder. Double-click the hard drive icon on your desktop (probably named "Macintosh HD" unless you renamed it.). In the Finder window, drag the "Applications" folder to the right-side of the "Dock Adjuster" and drop.
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