As everyone says, you have to set aside the notion of how many apples I have already. We can do this as I have (2+n apples) as has been stated before. Alternately, if you want to go the route of some of the… <insert polite term> people out there that think that taxation is theft, you could argue I don’t have any apples, and that I have stolen two apples. If we do not take the old adage that possession is 9/10 ownership, then you could say I possess two apples, but they are hot, and the police are probably going to come talk to me about my extrajudicial acquisition of fruit. Sadly I am out of the state for the weekend, so I have now transported stolen property across state lines, throwing this into the potential purview of the FBI. I am prior military service, and when the Bureau pulls my jacket they see most of my military career has been redacted or is above their security clearance to acquire (don’t ask). They decide that rather than risking sending one agent to apprehend me, they notify the local sheriffs office where I am, the local swat team is dispatched and does a “Hard Knock” approach. Owning to my vigilance and situational awareness, I slipped out as they were arriving, and have fled the country. One spring morning, I am having a cup of coffee in a local cafe, here in Quebec where I have been forced to settle. Another patron comes and sits at my table, and I smile and nod to them as I resume reading my paper. The person drops something in my coffee when I’m not paying attention. The CIA agent gets up and departs the cafe, knowing what will happen next. My lifeless body is found several hours later. KEEP YOUR EFFING APPLES!!