The Devil's Dictionary and repetition

[Grant Barrett]

On Thursday, January 20, 2000, Lynne Murphy <lynnem at COGS.SUSX.AC.UK> wrote:

>i have some vague memory that 3 is a magic number in memory studies, but
>apparently this wasn't repeated to me 3 times, because i can't
>remember for
>sure...

You might also be remembering a) School House Rock' s "Three is a Magic Number"
(sample here http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/eras/B0000033TA001003/002-1708832-3214641
) or b) De La Soul's "The Magic Number"from the album "3 Feet High and Rising"
(sample at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/eras/B000000HHE001002/002-1708832-3214641 ).