Two. One to assume the ladder and one to change the bulb.
A': None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself in.
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Does it have to be a light bulb? I've got this neat candle holder...
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When the spider spied her!
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When it came time to pay, the skunk didn't have a scent, the deer didn't have a buck so they put the meal on the duck's bill.
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The strange charm of a top down bottoms up.
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Four. One to change the bulb and three to whine "It's too high"
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