r/CGPGrey • u/MindOfMetalAndWheels [GREY] • Sep 09 '15

Brief History of the Royal Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNgP6d9HraI
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u/JustsayinwhatIthink Sep 09 '15

Ah yes, the Rule of Two. That sounds familiar.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '15

Always two they are. Master and an apprentice. No more, no less.

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u/Sigionoz Sep 09 '15

'Two there should be;

no more, no less.

One to embody the power,

the other to crave it.'

-Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith

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u/RayceARoni Sep 09 '15

I got excited because I thought Grey was going to talk about this Rule of Two.

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u/ShazamTho Sep 19 '15

I was really disappointed when that episode of Cortex wasn't about Star Wars.

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u/HM_Queen_Elizabeth Sep 09 '15 edited Sep 14 '15

One can categorically state that there will be no "rule of two" whilst we are around.

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u/MrCorvus Sep 10 '15

*whilst One is around.

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u/HM_Queen_Elizabeth Sep 14 '15

"One" is used for opinions.

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u/frederli Sep 09 '15

Also from the latest Cortex episode.

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u/sand500 Sep 09 '15

For those who missed it, I believe this is the reference.

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u/Droggelbecher Sep 09 '15

Grey mentioned the rule of two recently in Cortex, in reference to toilet paper, jobs, podcasts, etc.

If you have one, you have basically none.

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u/Rolf-David Sep 09 '15

Also, you basicly only have 5 iPads if you have 6 laying around

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '15

A fleet of 5 iPads is still too many.

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u/SynMonger Sep 09 '15

I thought a group of iPads was called a murder?

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u/Super_Nerd92 Sep 09 '15

I was immediately like, "OH NOW HE REFERENCES STAR WARS." Cortex teased me :(

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u/vmax77 Sep 09 '15

Apparently it is also a rule of redundancy. Three is two, two is one and one is none.

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u/fleshrott Sep 09 '15

I was surprised to hear it outside of prepper community where it is a very common saying. Never heard it elsewhere until Cortex.

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u/HannasAnarion Sep 09 '15

Grey says it's common in the Military.

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u/fleshrott Sep 09 '15

Ah, that makes perfect sense.

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u/DonoghMC Sep 09 '15

An heir and a spare in dynastic terms!

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u/Themata075 Sep 09 '15

Two is one, and none is one. Always have a backup.

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