Subject: The Lucky Number 5
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2000 - 09:49:34 EST
"To Err Is Human..."
To err is human; to purr, feline.
To err is human; two curs, canine.
To err is human; to do nothing, benign.
To err is human; to quit, resign.
To err is human; to howl about it, lupine.
To err is human; to solve it, design.
To err is human; to admit it, asinine.
To err is human; to moo bovine.
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"The Lucky Number 5"
I was walking down the street the other day
when I saw my buddy Doug. I walked up to
him and mentioned that I had the most bizarre
dream the night before last. Doug listened
intently as I told him that the dream consisted
of one thing and one thing only. So I told him
that all I had dreamt about was a huge glowing
number "5." It made of gold and sparkled with
diamonds.
Doug's curiosity was peaked. I went on to say
that the first thing that I did in the morning was
to grab the daily racing digest and look up the
fifth race. Doug raised an eyebrow. So I told
him that the #5 horse in the fifth race was
named "The Fifth Element." Doug started
grinning. Then I told Doug point-by-point what
I did that day.
- I ate five bowls of cereal for breakfast and
drank five cups of coffee.
- I went for a five mile jog to clear my head.
- I took a five minute shower.
- I dressed in the fifth suit I found in my closet.
- I sat in my car for five minutes before starting
it up.
- I drove to the racetrack and parked in the
fifth stall in the fifth row.
- I entered through the fifth admissions gate.
- I bought five programs.
- I went to the fifth betting window and bet
$555 on the fifth horse in the fifth race.
- I went and sat in the fifth row of the bleachers
making sure there were five people sitting on
either side of me. I settled in and waited for the
race to start.
"Well," said Doug. "Did the horse win?"
I smiled at Doug and said, "Of course not,
he came in fifth."
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