# Well it's one for the money **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 25, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306 "2017-09-25T22:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/1 "2017-09-25T22:29:31Z")
Well it’s one for the money ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/2 "2017-09-25T22:30:54Z")
And run for the roses ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/3 "2017-09-25T22:31:58Z")
Hit the road Jack ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/4 "2017-09-25T22:37:40Z")
Two is also for the money. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/5 "2017-09-25T22:43:52Z")
Isn’t it “Two for the show”? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/6 "2017-09-25T22:47:25Z")
I thought one was the loneliest number? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/7 "2017-09-25T22:57:09Z")
Two’s company and Three’s a crowd ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/8 "2017-09-25T22:57:55Z")
All the numbers are for the money. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/9 "2017-09-25T23:36:34Z")
Two can be as sad as one. It’s the loneliest number since the number one. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/10 "2017-09-26T12:23:27Z")
Tea for two and two for tea. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/11 "2017-09-26T13:43:42Z")
And four to go. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/12 "2017-09-26T14:21:04Z")
Five is right out. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/13 "2017-09-26T14:27:52Z")
Two of us going nowhere, spending someone’s hard earned pay… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/14 "2017-09-26T15:07:12Z")
Three is a magic number, yes it is, it’s a magic number. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/15 "2017-09-26T15:09:28Z")
Oh, ho, ho, it’s magic! You know, never believe it’s not so ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/16 "2017-09-26T23:04:59Z")
(checks post number) It’s 16 for the candles. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/17 "2017-09-26T23:16:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Three is a magic number, yes it is, it’s a magic number. Has anyone in the audience ever been hit by a car? Anyway, 17 is prime time (and also for the money) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/18 "2017-09-27T01:18:11Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > (checks post number) Oh… well, in that case, your crime is time and it’s 18 and life to go. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/19 "2017-09-27T02:21:35Z")
Hey, nineteen, that’s 'Retha Franklin She don’t remember the Queen of Soul ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-one-for-the-money/797306/20 "2017-09-27T10:57:23Z")
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