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Gordon: Hey, John, how much is "a few"?
John: How much is a few what?
Gordon: Raisins.
John: What does the recipe say?
Gordon: "Put a few raisins on each bun".
John: "A few" is five raisins
Gordon: Ok.
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Gordon: Hey, Virgil, how much is "a few"?
Virgil: How much is a few what?
Gordon: Raisins.
Virgil: What does the recipe say?
Gordon: "Put a few raisins on each bun".
Virgil: "A few" can be worked out by taking the diameter of each bun and dividing it by…
Gordon: Ok. I think I can work that out, thanks. (Walks away muttering)
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Gordon: Hey, Alan, how much is "a few"?
Alan: How much is a few what?
Gordon: Raisins.
Alan: What does the recipe say?
Gordon: "Put a few raisins on each bun".
Alan: "A few" is however many you can fit in your hand.
Gordon: Ok.
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Gordon: Hey, Scott, how much is "a few"?
Scott: How much is a few what?
Gordon: Raisins.
Scott: NO.
Gordon: But the recipe says…
Scott: NO
Gordon: But…
Scott: "A few" raisins are a few too many.