Commentary for Bava Metzia 47:6
איבעיא להו כי קאמר ר"ש בן אלעזר ברוב כנענים אבל ברוב ישראל לא או דלמא אפי' ברוב ישראל נמי אמר
only if they are found singly, but if found in twos one must announce them.' What are badde ['poles']? Rods. And why are they called badde ['poles']? Because an object on which things hang is called 'bad'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] the singular of [H] (poles). ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
Rashi on Bava Metzia
Regarding hospitality - If people ask him if his host received him well. Answer them "no." This is a good character trait in order to prevent undesirable guests from inundating him [the host] and exhausting his resources.
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