Dear Reader,
It can't be a coincidence.
My husband and I have five cats: Barry, Mama, Natie, Claire and Cooper, and it never fails, when they're urping up a hairball, it's one, two, three urps before they get that thing dislodged. While my husband was cleaning up the latest urp yesterday (my husband and I divide up household duties--urping is on his list), it got me thinking about what else comes in threes?
Three bears (Mama, Papa and Baby Bear) and the beds that were too hard, too soft and just right. Three blind mice, rock-paper-scissors; location, location, location; blood, sweat and tears; a three ring circus; the Three Stooges; three piece suits, always three sneezes in a row; on your mark, get set, go! And of course, third time's a charm, but on the other hand, three strikes--you're out! So there are plenty of folks who are looking over their shoulders, because they believe bad things do happen in threes. It's "The Rule of Three."
But then there's the other "Rule of Three." The (Latin--"omne trium perfectum") principle suggests things that come in threes tend to be more humorous, satisfying and effective, than any other number of things. Maybe? Unless you're a cat. Three urps to remove a hairball is definitely satisfying and effective. But humorous?
I don't think Barry Mama, Natie, Claire, or Cooper would agree and neither does my husband as he's cleaning it up...
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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