RRR: Seeking the Elusive Treble Entendre

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The first two-thirds of this was originally posted on 18 February 2005.
But, there is trouble with trebles — this feels incomplete without a third part so I’ve added to it.

complex – noun: a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality
complex – adjective, 2 : hard to separate, analyze, or solve
complex – noun, 1 : a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts (a complex of university buildings)

Therefore, if you have repressed desires about a hard to analyze group of university buildings, you have a complex complex complex.

fob – transitive verb, archaic, DECIEVE, CHEAT
fob – noun, an ornament attached to a fob chain
fob off – transitive verb, 1: to put off with a trick, excuse, or inferior substitute
2: to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine
3: to put aside

I took it off my keychain. It was a little plastic license plate I carried for three years. Because she gave it to me. Because we flirted a little. Because even though I knew we could never be, it was fun to pretend a little that maybe…. But it was chipped and faded. And it wasn’t really the one she gave me anyway. My keys were stolen so I bought one just like it. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

fool – 1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence
fool – 2 a : a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble b : one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : dupe
fool – 3 a : a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding b : one with a marked propensity or fondness for something [a dancing fool] [a fool for candy]

What kind of fool am I? [Yeah, um, this is what you call a rhetorical question....]

Definitions from Merriam-Webster Online