The three most important things are ...

:smiley:

  1. lions
  2. and tigers
  3. and bears, oh my

or perhaps…

  1. one bourbon
  2. one scotch
  3. one beer
  1. Keep the evil plan simple, and don’t reveal the details
  2. Volcanoes make poor evil lairs
  3. Resist the urge to soliloquy and just kill the good guy when you have the chance

To Superman, Truth, Justice and the American way!

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, surely? (Liberty, equality and brotherhood.)

For the Framers:

  1. Lives
  2. Fortunes
  3. Sacred honor

For many Trekkers:

  1. Kirk
  2. Spock
  3. McCoy

For Chumbawamba fans:

  1. A whisky drink
  2. A vodka drink
  3. A lager drink
  4. A cider drink*

*What do you expect? They’ve lost count by then.

In tap dancing, it’s “tappa, tappa, tappa.”

Hey, worked for everyone except Lisa :slight_smile:

Plus, “Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency…and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.”

See post 28.

  1. Measure
  2. Measure
  3. Cut

Shoulda figured someone beat me to it :slight_smile:

  1. Vodka
  2. Vodka
  3. Sex

I’m a preschool teaching assistant looking into going back to school to get a teaching certificate. For anybody working with kids, I think the three most important things are, in order:[ol]
[li]patience[/li][li]empathy[/li][li]a sense of humor[/li][/ol]

  1. Phaser
  2. Tricorder
  3. Communicator

If at first you don’t succeed:

  1. Try
  2. Try again
  3. Then give up, no use being a damn fool about it.

One of our basic tenets is the “CIA triad” alternately spelled AIC:

Confidentiality - only the right people are allowed to see it
Integrity - it’s complete and accurate
Availability - the right people can see it

In daily practice, it’s more like:

Say “You can’t have that access.”
Document it.
Say “We confirmed it with your manager. You can’t have that access. Go away.”

haha

I was going to say:

  1. Measure
  2. Cut
  3. :smack: damn!

In the world of computer programming:

Planning
Diligence
Never punch your keyboard.

I give you… The Doper Code:

  1. Don’t be a jerk.
  2. Fight ignorance.
  3. Worship Cecil/Hi Opal!

Undergraduate humanities essays:

  1. Outline what you’re going to say
  2. Say it
  3. Summarise what you just said