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Darrell's avatar

That was a great joke!!

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Michael Arons's avatar

Bill-you may have heard the same joke with a priest, a minister, and a rabbi and after they learn the group they were following were blind, the rabbi says "Why don't they play at night?" after the other two say pious things. BTW, I'm Jewish and a golfer and told that joke many times.

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Chris Cameron's avatar

Another “Three things” joke.

What is the difference between a piano, a tuna, and glue?

You can tuna piano, but you can’t tuna fish!

But what about the glue?

Yea, everyone gets stuck on that one!

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Darrell's avatar

No, that’s a “dad” joke. Which is prob why I like it!!

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Griselda Tiu's avatar

I had a big laugh reading this joke! I'm a retired physician, married to a civil engineer. At the start of our marriage I didn't understand why he can't be more sympathetic to the sick, or even try to understand what empathy means. Soon I finally realized he is not 'wired" that way. He is a meticulous, well-organized person which benefitted me in some ways. He doesn't deal with the abstract, but great with simple, matter-of-fact ideas on all things big and small.

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David Hazlett's avatar

When I was a student at Air Force Squadron Officer School, we had to prepare and deliver multiple evaluated/graded briefings on various topics. There was one hard/fast rule for these briefings -- three main points; no more and no less. Break that rule and you bust the briefing no matter how brilliant the content, delivery, etc. The Squadron Officer School emblem (which is on prominent display everywhere at the school) includes three arrow-looking things that are supposed to represent an aircraft formation climbing towards the heavens. We firmly believed they were merely a reminder to us dummies to stick to three main points.

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Karen Chin's avatar

3 quick things:

Faith, hope and charity

The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker

Early to bed, early to rise - makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

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SPW's avatar

So Bill, however did you decide on featuring SEVEN Other Things, if the rule of THREE is almost always in play for brevity, clarity and optimization?

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Bill Murphy Jr.'s avatar

the true answer is that I started writing understandably based on the model I had used for the inc. daily newsletter — and someone there came up with 7. maybe it should be 3!

I just passed 5 years of writing this and am going to make a few changes to keep myself sane and involved. still thinking it all through!

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SPW's avatar

I’m trying to remember how long I’ve been with you here. It’s been at least 4 years I believe. I don’t blame you for changing things up. Everyone deserves a life and your daughter is growing up. Easy to miss a lot I realize looking back. I still appreciate your efforts so do what you have to do. Have a good weekend.

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Melissa's avatar

Glad to see the Senate has some common sense. I am really tired of people who insist on bringing their dogs everywhere. Honestly, Fido does not know anything about hardware or clothing. just leave Fido at home. I am tired of being sniffed, growled at, whacked by tails or had dogs blocking aisles while their oblivious owners are examining light fixtures.

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J. Diego Frey's avatar

Thanks for the insight, Bill.

My friends and I play a drinking game based on the 3-item premise. We call it PocketBucket Lists.

Examples at www.pocketbucketlist.com.

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