On his 63rd birthday, Tom got a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate paid for a visit to a shaman living on a nearby reservation who was rumored to have a wonderful cure for erectile dysfunction.

After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation, handed his ticket to the shaman, and wondered what he was in for. The old man slowly, methodically produced a potion, handed it to Tom, and with a grip on his shoulder, warned, "This is powerful medicine and it must be respected. You take only a teaspoonful and then say '1-2-3.' When you do that, you will be longer and harder than you have ever been in your life and you can perform as long as you want."

Tom was encouraged. As he walked away, Tom turned and asked, "How do I stop the medicine from working?"

"Your partner must say '1-2-3-4,' the shaman responded."But when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon."

Tom was eager to see if it worked. He went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited Jayne to join him in the bedroom. When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, "1-2-3!" Immediately, Tom was the manliest of men.

Jayne was excited and began throwing off her clothes. And then she asked, "What was the 1-2-3 for?"

More like OCD....1234, 1234, 1234.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

"That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put."
(-- Winston Churchill, remarking on the outdated rule for English that one should not end a sentence with a preposition)
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-- Paul W. (The Benzadmiral)
('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino

eschew obfuscation

never say never

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Funny.

The real reason for the rule is that ending a sentence with a preposition violates the redundancy rule. For example, "where are we?" implies we're "at" a place, hence no need to add "at" at the end.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Wrong: "Where is it at?"


Right: "Where is it at, mullet head?"

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)