catapult magazine

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what’s the question?

I was going to vote for 1, but then thought, “No, 1 couldn’t be the answer. 1 was the QUESTION!” But since 1 was also the title of the post, I thought, “Maybe 1 is the right answer after all.” But wait! “No, that’s just what they’d want me to do.”

So then I thought, “What if I voted for 3? They’d never expect that….except that 3 is in the middle and the middle number usually goes south for the winter just when you need it most. It happened to my great Uncle.”

So, finally I decided to vote for number 4. Mostly because it promised not to raise taxes. And because I thought it might look cute stepping out of the presidential helicopter after a long meeting with 8, the Prime Minister of Nova Scotia.

I took the easy road and voted for one. Now that I read your logic, however, I am inclined to change my vote…unfortunately, I am not allowed. So for whatever it’s worth 4 is definitely the logical choice.

1 is lonely.
2 is too obvious.
3 is a little too kinky for me.
4 is a nuclear number.
5 is the number of minutes I’ve wasted thinking about this.

Darn it! I hate being manipulated!!! Argh!