'Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Jack Benny jokes about extreme frugality by slicing a single sandwich into many pieces.
- In plain terms
- He claims to make one sandwich last longer by cutting it into tiny bits.
- What can you take from it?
- Stretch resources by reducing portion sizes or frequency.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How far would you go to save money?
- Is this efficient or just funny?
Another view
It exaggerates thriftiness to an absurd degree that lacks real utility.
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