I figured there had to be some story behind this reference, and I found this "tw... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		neogodless 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February I figured there had to be some story behind this reference, and I found this "two letters" version on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/ussr/comments/1n7dips/soviet_joke_t... Do you have a "three letter" reference?

ksherlock 32 days ago [–]

That's the reference but I've always heard it as 3 envelopes:

1. blame your predecessor

2. blame your staff

3. write 3 letters...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact