He wanted to win the no-bell prize!
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Two. One to hold the bulb and the other to rotate the planet.
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It went back four seconds!
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Three. One to climb the ladder while the second kicks the ladder out from under her. And the third to say, "I knew that was too high for you dear."
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Five. Four to decide which way the bulb ought to turn, and . . .
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