Here’s a local road/highway sign in my hometown. I’m not a poker player and have never played the game, but here’s what I (think) I see:

• Two short of a straight flush;

• Two short of a flush;

• Three of a kind (in suit, not in number).

Here’s what I see from my daily life & experience:

• Three highways are PLENTY;

• “321” wins for “best  countdown number”;

• I hope we never need or get a “121” and/or a “521”;

• If we ever do, I’m pretty sure I won’t live to see it (“good” in the sense of “not being around to see overcrowding and ecological damage”; “bad” in the sense of “I’d be dead”).