Because they had so many knights.
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Two. One to hold the bulb and the other to rotate the planet.
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Seven. One to change it and the other six to sing about how good the old one was.
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If one side has one, the other side has to get one. Once launched, they cannot be recalled. When they land, they screw up everything forever.
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Only one. But he'll leave a big puddle of spit on the floor underneath him.
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Climb up a tree and act like a nut
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