Nick wrote:
"The 'spare' thingy is normal. It's the 'SPARES' thingy that is NOT.
I don't feel comfy without 2, 3, 4, or more of some thingys.
Nick Zatezalo Atlanta,Ga"
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Puts me in mind of a collector friend of mine who shall remain nameless, but is one of the finer human beings I've ever had the honor to know... he takes great pleasure in the following sort of exchange:
Innocent naif: "wow, just the other day, I found one of those incredibly rare/expensive/impossible-to-find items, a/the xxxxxxx."
Collector (casually): "Oh. One of those? I have three. I think. Maybe five. I can't remember now."
Charles "lucky if I have one" Andrews SoCal
Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.
--Kenneth Boulding