Two-Things!
Diane had a circumstance/event category for two-things. Perhaps it was midwesterner jargon? I struggled with the notion. The question was how is that different from coincidence? Her answer was, "Simple! For example, the clock shows 11:11. That's a two-thing!" To me, 11:11 might be a two-thing but, seeing it makes it a three-thing, or a coincidence. I rest my case.
The following are examples of real two things:
• Two bricks shy of a load.
• Two feathers shy of a duck.
• Two cards shy of a deck.
• Two slices shy of a loaf.
• Two bottles shy of a case.
• Two bits shy of a byte.
• Two bits shy of a dollar.
• Two degrees shy of North.
• Two fries short of a Happy Meal.
• Two protesters shy of a parade.
• Two geese shy of a gaggle.
• Two bananas shy of a bunch.
• Two trees shy of a forest.
• "Two Notes Shy of an Octave."
• Two sandwiches short of a picnic.
• Two degrees shy of boiling.
• Once bitten, twice shy.
• (Destination) to Chi.
• (Fencing) Touche!
This is all to, too, two much!
Diane had a circumstance/event category for two-things. Perhaps it was midwesterner jargon? I struggled with the notion. The question was how is that different from coincidence? Her answer was, "Simple! For example, the clock shows 11:11. That's a two-thing!" To me, 11:11 might be a two-thing but, seeing it makes it a three-thing, or a coincidence. I rest my case.
The following are examples of real two things:
• Two bricks shy of a load.
• Two feathers shy of a duck.
• Two cards shy of a deck.
• Two slices shy of a loaf.
• Two bottles shy of a case.
• Two bits shy of a byte.
• Two bits shy of a dollar.
• Two degrees shy of North.
• Two fries short of a Happy Meal.
• Two protesters shy of a parade.
• Two geese shy of a gaggle.
• Two bananas shy of a bunch.
• Two trees shy of a forest.
• "Two Notes Shy of an Octave."
• Two sandwiches short of a picnic.
• Two degrees shy of boiling.
• Once bitten, twice shy.
• (Destination) to Chi.
• (Fencing) Touche!
This is all to, too, two much!
