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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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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Because all his other wives support Hillary.
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Two. One to take out the bulb and drop it, and the other to try and sell it before it crashes (knowing that it's already burned out).
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The owner got tired of the (w)hole business!
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Twenty. One to hold the bulb, two to turn the ladder, and seventeen on the guest list.
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