Twenty. One to hold the bulb, two to turn the ladder, and 17 to be on the guest list.
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6: 2 to screw in the bulb and 4 to testify that it was lit from the moment they began screwing.
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Time is fun when you're having flies
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Because 7 ate 9.
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Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
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By carving a Trumpkin.
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