How many ...?

[tonywalt]

about 16

How many minutes is your watch behind or fast?

[Hawkman]

According to an atomic clock in Frankfurt, I'm nine seconds fast.

How many times have you had to clean up your pet's droppings on the living room floor?

[Bleeding Pawn]

0

How many times did you had to advertise in your local/community paper for your lost pet?

[Pompey Bum]

0

How many times this year has something you said made someone else cry?

[Bleeding Pawn]

0
what about you?

[papayahed]

Perhaps twice. Really it's not my fault.

How many servings of fruits and vegetables have you had today?

[Pompey Bum]

Three. If you count butter pecan ice cream.

How many continents have you stood upon?

[papayahed]

3

How many electrons are in a single molecule of water?

[Pompey Bum]

10

Two atoms were talking. Suddenly one cried out, "Oh my God, I've lost an electron!"

"Are you sure?" asked the other.

"Yes," replied the first, "I'm positive!"

How many cats do you have?

[Bleeding Pawn]

have- 0

How many have you figured out, your guardians checking on you surprisingly?

[Pompey Bum]

Um, all of them (???)

How many of the United States have you visited?

[Bleeding Pawn]

1

How many times you have ended up dead in your own dreams?

[Pompey Bum]

At least three.

How many pages was the longest book you ever read?

[Calidore]

Lord of the Rings was written as one novel at around 1200 pages, so probably that. If connected multi-volume works are allowed, that would have to be the French Vulgate & Post-Vulgate Arthurian stories (over 3600 pages in the current ten-volume paperback edition).

How many times did you go for fast food this week?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero. I just can't catch up with it anymore.

How many times have you bet on a horse race?

[Pompey Bum]

And because I know a lot of people enjoyed that post, here it is again:

Zero. I just can't catch up with it anymore.

How many times have you bet on a horse race?

[papayahed]

~18

How many things are you allergic to?

[Calidore]

Nothing so far.

How many pets have you had?

[papayahed]

2 if you're just counting major pets like cats or dogs or birds or horses. Countless if that encompasses everything (ie fish, newts, frogs, ants)

How many songs are on your phone/ipod/mp3?

[Bleeding Pawn]

250 ish.

How many times have you undergone crash diet course?

[Pompey Bum]

I used to do it all January for about 10 years (so I guess about ten times). After that, I developed enough willpower to give up New Years resolutions altogether.

How many bills did you get in the mail yesterday?

[Bleeding Pawn]

4 or maybe 5

How many watches you got in your collection?

[Pompey Bum]

One broken. One in a drawer but still working. And one on my wrist, working, but smashed up. So three.

How many cars have you owned?

[Bleeding Pawn]

0

How long have you driven a car (if) with a burst tire?

[Pompey Bum]

About three minutes.

How many times have you lost your temper this month?

[Bleeding Pawn]

in front of someone? twice

How many times have you abused someone, whether it is someone you know or a complete stranger, this month?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero. I'm a lover not a fighter.

How many phone calls have you received today.

[Jenster540]

0, apparently i'm not that popular but texts on the other hand.

How many times have you said I love you today?

[Pompey Bum]

Five. I'm very fond of myself.

How many times did you hit the snooze alarm this morning?

[Bleeding Pawn]

No alarms.

How many forums are you active in?

[Pompey Bum]

I don't know. I just tap buttons on my Ipad.

How many words do you know in Mandarin (or any other kind of) Chinese?

[Bleeding Pawn]

0

How many times were you got banned on the forums?

[Calidore]

0

How many snowflakes fell today where you are?

[Pompey Bum]

0

How many times has no one even mentioned your birthday?

[Bleeding Pawn]

0,

How many times you had give a treat from your pocket money, to your friend and family, for passing your driving tests?

[Pompey Bum]

0

How many consecutive times has zero been the answer?

[Bleeding Pawn]

Less than 10?

How many types of coffee have you sampled/drank/tested in one sitting?

[Pompey Bum]

At least four, maybe more.

How many pages do you typically read in one day?

[Bleeding Pawn]

Book? currently I`m not into any book reading, but prior to that I consider myself a slow reader.

How many times you been appreciated for your comments/acts in public or for just being honest?

[tonywalt]

about 3 times this week.


How many days vacation did you take so far this year?

[papayahed]

14 days.

How many Christmas cards will you send out this year?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero. It's a comically co-dependent habit.

How many major surgeries have you had?

[papayahed]

0

How many magazine subscriptions do you have?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero since Ranger Rick.

In total, how many houses, condos, apartments, dorms, etc. have you lived in?

[papayahed]

10.

How many countries have you visited?

[bouquin]

38.

How many friends do you have on Facebook?

[papayahed]

103

How many websites do you have bookmarked?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero. There' no going back.

How many car crashes have you been in?

[tonywalt]

2.

How many books do you normally read simultaneously?

[Hawkman]

I've lost count.

How many Klingons does it take to fly a warbird?

[papayahed]

2 - 1 to push and 1 to steer.

How many bottles of wine are in the fridge?

[Hawkman]

I prefer a well chambred claret, so none. Got 4 cans of lager in there though...

How many pairs of shoes have you left lying around on your floor?

[NikolaiI]

Two.

How many seconds are in 423 minutes? (in your head!)

[papayahed]

25380?

How many rolls of toilet paper are in the house?

[Hawkman]

Not enough to cope with the bowel movements of one ferret.

How many beers are in your fridge?

[papayahed]

Surprisingly none.

How many fruits and veggies have you eaten today?

[Hawkman]

Well there was some lettuce and pickle in my lunchtime sandwich, and there was some rice in in my sweetie and sour supper, but I couldn't identify the other ingredients. There may have been traces of orange in the Jaffa cakes I had for pudding this evening.

How many slices of pie have you consumed this week?

[NikolaiI]

None.

By a rough estimate, how many books do you own?

[Hawkman]

Somewhere in the region of 3,000.

How many cars have you owned?

[papayahed]

6

How many times have you had food poisoning?

[Scheherazade]

Twice.

How many mugs/cups do you have in your house?

[papayahed]

7

What's the most stitches you've had at one time?

[Hawkman]

As far as I can remember, the only time I've had stitches was after I had my appendix out, and there can't have been more than four, I think... It was a long time ago.

How many horror films do you own, and which ones are they?

[papayahed]

If you consider Mars Attacks and Rocky Horror Picture show as horror films then I own 2.

How many Romantic Comedies do you own?

[Hawkman]

Do you count Gross Point Blank as a romcom? If so, then maybe 4.

How many outstanding parking tickets have you got :D

[Pompey Bum]

None is outstanding although one or two are pretty good.

How many parties have you been invited to this holiday season?

[papayahed]

4

How many christmas specials have you watched this season?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero.

How many TV sets do you own

[papayahed]

1

How many texts have you sent today?

[Hawkman]

0.

How many emails have you sent in lieu of Christmas cards?

[papayahed]

0

How many pairs of socks did you get for Christmas?

[Hawkman]

O. But I did get a seasonal tie that flashes and synthesises jingle bells!

How many bottles of booze did you get through on Christmas Day?

[papayahed]

2


How many cities have you lived?

[Hawkman]

3

How many vinyl LPs do you own?

[NikolaiI]

0.

How many books do you own? (Rough estimate)

I feel like I may have asked the same question twice. If so, I'm sure no one noticed.

[WriterMan]

About 140, give or take a few.

How many New Year's parties have you attended in your life?

[papayahed]

~ 20

How many marshmallows do you like in your cocoa?

[tonywalt]

If asked, i'd say 2 - but hot cocoa is not popular in the Caribbean (neither are saunas).

How many passwords do you likely have for various online accounts, forums, credit cards, pins etc? (It's maddening!)

[papayahed]

~ 12

How many times have you taken candy from little children?

[Hawkman]

0. I try to avoid children as their screaming is disagreeable to my ear.

How many hamsters have you buried?

[papayahed]

0, my mom wouldn't let me have a hamster because she said it would attract rats.

How many goldfish have you buried/flushed?

[Snowqueen]

0

How many languages can you speak?

[papayahed]

1

How many songs are on your ipod/phone/mp3?

[Snowqueen]

15

How many family members do you have?

[NikolaiI]

I just have one brother and one sister by blood, but 2 more step sisters and 1 more step-brother, and my step-sisters have 5 children between them; and I have around 15 first cousins, aunts and uncles altogether.

How many books do you own (rough estimate)?

I feel like I've asked that question before but I can't remember specifically having done so. .

[Snowqueen]

More than 500

How many time have you asked that question before? :smilewinkgrin:

[NikolaiI]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say I asked and have forgotten doing so 4 times. . .so, 5 :nod:

Where is your favorite place on the Moon to go? If it were easy and free to get there and come back?

[bouquin]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say I asked and have forgotten doing so 4 times. . .so, 5 :nod:

Where is your favorite place on the Moon to go? If it were easy and free to get there and come back?

How many times do you have to be reminded that you're supposed to ask "how many" ? :D

[NikolaiI]

Once or twice, probably. I really thought it was the Ask The Person Below You Thread :p Does this mean my question doesn't count?

I'll ask a "How many" one,
How many days in the past month have you thought, "today was just perfect"?

[papayahed]

twice


How many times did you wake up in the middle of the night last night?

[tonywalt]

twice (but what was i thinking about?......oy vey)

same question

[Snowqueen]

I did not. I was a bit tired last night and slept well.

How many people did you meet today?

[NikolaiI]

None so far, but it's still early.

How many times has someone wished you a "pleasant diurnal anomaly?" (From the Hitchhiker's Guide)

[Snowqueen]

No one.

How many girlfriends do you have? :D

[NikolaiI]

None.

How many times do you usually read your favorite books?

[bouquin]

Once.

How many books did you read in 2014?

[NikolaiI]

Ah, I'm pretty much the same way.

I really don't know -

How many French authors are on your list of your top 20?

[WordsWillCome]

Zero

How many pillows do you keep on your bed?

[Pompey Bum]

Five.

How many have I told you not to throw your socks there?

[NikolaiI]

0

How many times have you watched your favorite movie?

[WordsWillCome]

Once.

How many stuffed animals do you own?

[Pompey Bum]

Wait, ask me if I sleep with a stuffed animal instead.

[NikolaiI]

Can't do it; wrong thread.

How many friends have you forgiven today?

[papayahed]

zero

How many hours have you read today?

[Snowqueen]

Almost 3

How many films have you watched this month?

[WordsWillCome]

Too many... thanks Netflix

How many cds do you own?

[papayahed]

157

How many miles did you jog today?

[Hawkman]

0.

How many hours/minutes have you spent sitting in one place today?

[tonywalt]

20 minutes at the pub.

How many traffic tickets do you estimate youve gotten since driving?

[WordsWillCome]

Zero but I have two warnings

How many pets have you owned?

[NikolaiI]

A lot. Maybe 20?

How many species of pets have you owned?

[papayahed]

5

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?

[Pompey Bum]

A lot of roads.

How many times have you eaten lobster this year?

[WordsWillCome]

Zero, I can't even stand the smell of seafood

How many boy/girlfriends have you had?

[Pompey Bum]

It depends what you mean by "had." :)

How many teeth have you had pulled?

[WordsWillCome]

One. (I meant how many have you dated :P)

How many pieces of pizza do you usually eat at once?

[Pompey Bum]

One big one. (Why cut it?) :)

How many glasses of wine do you let yourself drink before saying "when'?

[papayahed]

17

How many bottles of beer are in your fridge?

[Hawkman]

0. My fridge only contains five carrots, four and a half rashers of smoked bacon, and half a tomato. As you can see, I really know how to make my rations last.

How many times have you been at a party where they served champers and caviar?

[WordsWillCome]

Zero times

How many poems have you written?

[papayahed]

2

How many times has your car broken down this year?

[WordsWillCome]

0 thankfully

How many kids do you want?

[papayahed]

0

How many cell phones have you broken?

[Pompey Bum]

Zero. I've never owned one.

[papayahed]

1

How many steps from your refrigerator to your couch?

[bounty]

small house, about 6...

how many books do you have in your possession that you've not read yet?

[WordsWillCome]

Probably about 50 counting the ones I have for kids and that I bought recently to read but haven't gotten to yet

How many pots and pans do you own?

[Pompey Bum]

If I got them out and counted them, I just know my wife would find some job for me to do. So, let's just say: a lot of pots.

How many hours per day do you typically spend online?

[bounty]

somedays, too many and id be ashamed to confess!

how many countries other than your own have you been to (and what was your favorite?)

[Pompey Bum]

A lot of countries, Bounty, but my favorite is my own.

How many hours of TV did you watch today?

[bounty]

zero so far and it might stay that way...have an enjoyable book on tap...

how many miles in the farthest you've run at one time?

[papayahed]

5 miles


How many sandwiches have you made this week?

[bounty]

roughly 2-3 a day so ~13...

how many sesame street characters can you name? (and id love to see the names!)

[papayahed]

grover
big bird
elmo
burt
ernie
snuffleufagus
super grover
oscar
the count
maria

damn!!!!! I can picture some others but I can't remember their names!


How many baseball games have you watched in person?

[bounty]

cookie monster? laughs...

I am thinking you mean major league baseball games?

if so, just one---I got to catch the last few innings of one during grad school when I was helping a colleague do some marketing research. I lived recently for 4 yrs within about an hour of a stadium but didn't give much thought to going. I think in retrospect, I would have liked to have gone. now the nearest park is 3ish hours away...

how many broadway musicals have you seen? (no matter where you have seen them) and which was your favorite?

[papayahed]

I can only remember 5, My favorite being Mamma Mia.

How many books are you reading right now?

[bounty]

i like abba, and i have the movie mamma mia but haven't watched it yet.

i try to read two at a time---one for pure pleasure (i would call that a dessert book) and another that's a sort of read it because its good for me (i would call that a vegetables book---which isn't entirely accurate since i like veggies). at the moment im reading a lee child jack reacher novel, and a Shakespeare play.

how many states have you been to and which one would you like to go back to visit again? (or maybe which state haven't you been to yet that youd like to go to?)

[papayahed]

37. I think I would like to all the ones I haven't been too starting with the Dakota's.

How many steps have you taken today?

[bounty]

too few steps...and hopefully when some of the snow melts, there will be lots more!

how many hours of sleep do you like to get?

[YALASH]

Seven
What is your favorite exercise?

[Pompey Bum]

Swimming

How many steps are there to get to your front door?

[bounty]

from where im sitting, about three.

how many concerts have you been to (and who were they?)

[papayahed]

Oy, that's a lot. I'll start with my first: Shanana, Motley Crue, Ratt, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Anthrax, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Segar, Kid Rock, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Poison, REM, B-52's, Ministry, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Polish Muslims, Triumph, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner, Overdrive, Eddie Money, The Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, Eminem, HankWilliams Jr., Phil Kegee, The White Stripes, Iron Maiden, Van Halen (Sammy), Scorpians, Whitesnake, Kingdom Come, Detroit Cobras, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, etc..

I know I'm missing some but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Many of them I've seen more than once. I'd say 150+.


How many stitches have you had?

[Sido]

About 12 I think...all in one go. That was NOT a pleasant memory :(

How many cups of tea/coffee do you drink per day?

[bounty]

usually one, sometimes two---but the cup is about 32 ounces, and its always tea.

how many foods do you like so much that you could probably, or wish you could, eat them all day?

[Sido]

Hmm..let's see now..There's Chocolate, Brownies, Fish and Chips, Jam drops, Roast Chicken, Mashed potatoes and gravy, Black Forest cake, Mint chocolate chip ice cream, Almond tarts, Pudding (too many to be specific)....I'm afraid there's at lest 50+ types :D

How many pet names do you have?

[Pompey Bum]

None. My wife just whistles and claps her hands when she wants me.

How many times did you ask girls out until one said yes?

[Clopin]

They've all said yes, but I only ask when I know it's pretty much a sure thing... and that's quite rare so it doesn't happen often.

How many books or ebooks do you own?

[Pompey Bum]

Oh yes, I forgot you were handsome. Lucky you. Mine was the third time, but she was the same girl from the second time. Years later we lost our virginities to each other, so never give up.

At this point between 800 and 1000 ebooks (maybe more). I had about as many paper books once, I gave most of them away.

How many vinyl records (yes, vinyl records) do you own?

[Clopin]

HA, about one hundred honestly. I got into an audiophile phase like five years ago and I thought (and still do think) that really intricate turntables were very cool (I wanted to buy this, for example, http://www.vpiindustries.com/table-scout.htm ). Anyway I also like records for the cover art, but if every record is like $20 I decided it would be easier on my finances to stop purchasing records and stereo equipment and now I steal all of my music from the Internet. I buy books though, I can't help myself. I am actually sort of a compulsive buyer and collector, even though I want to be unencumbered and financially liberated. I keep myself pinned to small purchases of necessities by only working twenty hours a week and not being able to afford anything.

And as far as being lucky, I haven't dated anyone in slightly over two years (but who keeps track?) now!

How many drawings would you estimate you've done in your life?

[papayahed]

if it includes doodles, I'd say oodles (hahahahaha see what I did there). If it doesn't include doodles I'd say ~35.

How many eggs have you cooked this week?

[Pendragon]

Eaten? Six or seven. Cooked myself? None!

How many books do you read a week?

[Clopin]

Lately, three, but my yearly average is slightly under two.

How many grains of rice have you (probably) eaten?

[bounty]

not quite countless hundreds of thousands, but maybe countless tens of thousands, I like rice. lately ive had it with pinjur, which is a Macedonian eggplant and peppers mix.

how many ounces of potato chips could you eat in one sitting?

[papayahed]

all of them. Seriously, Better Made chips are one of my weaknesses. I'll say 20 oz.

How many books have you given up on?

[bounty]

zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance (twice), a small town in Germany (odd because I like le carre) , mrs Dalloway (don't think i'll ever read woolf again), the accidental tourist (just last week and i'll never read anne tyler again) and I confess I skimmed a lot of merchant of venice. so four(ish maybe) that I can remember. the amazing part of the accidental tourist is, it was a Pulitzer prize finalist---I found it to be absolutely terrible and was shocked to find reviews on amazon where people said they read the book over and over, or that it was amongst their favorites, etc. was also shocked to find out it had been made into a movie with some very popular actors. what the heck!

I feel bad giving up on books---I even made it through moby dick, which I hated, and a catcher in the rye, which I also hated but at least that one was blissfully short.

and oh, I can do 10 ounces of potato chips pretty easily, 15 seems reachable...20 is a possibility if the one sitting is a lonnnnnng one.

how many servings of vegetables did you have today?

[Pompey Bum]

So far I've had cucumbers, cilantro, tomato, sweet red pepper, and lettuce; so five. I'm also planning to have broccoli and spinach on chickpeas for dinner.

How many times have you lost your temper in 2015?

[Lykren]

Maybe twice, both times at my brother.

How many times have you listened to your favorite album?

EDIT: Three times, I got mad at my coworker and called her ringtone annoying. But it was! It was Stewie asking for his Mama two hundred times.

[Clopin]

Probably over one hundred times all the way through, maybe more because I have no way of knowing.

I semi lose my temper pretty often because I work with a bunch of little kids, I'm a horrible disciplinarian though. Full blown temper loss? Maybe once when a three and four year old were running towards the road, too far away for me to catch up (you can never know if they're going to actually stop) and I could see a car coming pretty fast in my peripheral and neither of them were listening to me or another instructor screaming at them.

How many times have you punched someone in the face?

[Pompey Bum]

Once. It was at a Middle School bus stop. The local bully had just thrown the novel I was reading into a puddle. His nose bled like a stuck pig, but no one ever started with me again.

How many times have you made someone cry in 2015?

[Clopin]

Tons of times, but again, kids, mostly three and under and they cry for stupid reasons. Adults? None that I know of but I'm not in a relationship so who am I supposed to make cry? My roommate?

How many times have you read your most read book?

Also I've never punched anyone in the face.

[bounty]

hard to say on that one...its been so many years since ive listened to an album in its entirety. and even back when I had records, id often hop from one to another just playing particular songs. although I do have a memory of listening to aerosmiths' toys in the attic over and over during high school when I was having to read ethan frome all in one day. don't even know if I have a favorite album I like so many kinds of music...although Fleetwood mac's rumours, and the eagles hotel California and styx's grand illusion are up there. oh heck---and sgt pepper too...oh and abbey road for sure...maybe dark side of the moon too...laughs...

maybe in the 5-15 range. but heck, just these past few weeks ive listened to a small handful of songs dozens of times.

how many pushups did you ever do in one go?

[bounty]

dag nab it happened again! this is the worst time to post! ack!

ah, I can answer that one, or at least be close. ive read Thomas Hughes' "tom brown's schooldays" approximately 5-6 times.

how many pushups did you ever do in one go?

[Pompey Bum]

Does sex count? :)

What's the largest number of fish you have caught in one day?

[Clopin]

Only one.

How many people have you ever fired?

[bounty]

no, sex doesn't count! smiles...how many pushups?

none, but then, ive only rarely even been in a position to do it. and I have been on the receiving too many times that I doubt I would actually do that to someone else.

how many Charles dickens books have you read?

[Clopin]

None, but I'll get to him eventually.

How many Jane Austen books have you read?

[bounty]

persuasion, sense and sensibility, pride and prejudice---so three. and i also have pride and prejudice and zombies that i'll probably try someday!

how many times have you seen any particular favorite movie?

[Lykren]

I almost never watch movies a second time. I barely have the patience to watch most once. That said, I've seen A Man Escaped twice, as well as Blue is the Warmest Color.

How many times have you fallen into unreciprocated love?

[Clopin]

Once.

Same question.

[Lykren]

4 :(

How many rivers have you waded into or swam in?

[Clopin]

Mhm rivers specifically? It might even be zero... lots of oceans, ponds and lakes though.

How many birds have you touched?

[bounty]

a baby chicken or three, and a small handful of injured birds I had found when I was riding---id guess ~5-6. but I like birds a lot and I always pay attention to them when they are around.

how many seconds can you hold your breath underwater while swimming?

[Clopin]

Oh around 40 comfortably, probably a lot more if someone were going to pay me a lot of money to crack a minute, etc.

How many video games have you successfully beaten?

[Lykren]

As opposed to unsuccessfully? None, in any case.

How many politicians have you voted for?

[Clopin]

Just one, I haven't been allowed to vote lately as I've been bouncing around provinces. I probably won't vote in the next federal election since I don't really care who wins it.

How many terms is Ted Cruz going to maintain the presidency after he wins?

[bounty]

clopin are you actually a ted cruz fan? I am...and then rand paul and scott walker coming on strong.

so id have to (hope to!) guess 2.

~how many words per minute can you type?

[Clopin]

I like Rand so I want him to win. I liked Ron more though :(

A lot, over eighty with very minimal errors/correcting the errors, probably way over 90 if I could leave errors and clean it up later.

How many terms will HILLARY maintain the presidency?

[Lykren]

1.5. She will be successfully impeached for having an affair midway through her second term.

How many species of birds have you eaten?

EDIT: Actually about lying under oath about having an affair.

[Clopin]

Turkey, duck, chicken, ostrich, game hen and that is it, 5

How many nobel peace prizes will she win and now many wars will she fight?

[Lykren]

0, cause they did that with Obama too recently, and 4.

How many times would you get divorced before just giving up?

[NikolaiI]

Haha just one I would have to say. . not that I'd give up on love, but I wouldn't go through marriage again. . can't imagine that ever happening though.

How many lucky breaks have you had this week?

[bounty]

hard to say---in some deeper sense, I don't view things as "lucky" or "unlucky" but rather unfolding somehow in god's economy. in that regard, don't we always get what we need and deserve?

i asked this one before, how many miles in the most you've ever run at once?

[Clopin]

22 KILOMETERS

How many national anthems would you recognize if you heard them?

[Pompey Bum]

USA, Canada, Gabon, Taiwan, France (if it's La Marseillaise), and Britain (if it's Rule Britainia)--so either four or six.

How many hours sleep did you get last night?

EDIT: Oh and Russia, if it's still the Internationale--which I doubt.

[Clopin]

5.5 I woke up weirdly early and decided to stay up.

How many moons would you say there are in our solar system?

[Pompey Bum]

Ah! To quote Tecumseh, many moons!

Besides yourself, how many living creatures (plant or animal) are in the same room as you. (Microscopic life doesn't count).

[bounty]

just one, boo-boo the 12yr old german shepherd. id like to have plants inside but the window spaces and sunlight situation don't really allow for them.

how many licks to get the center of a tootsie pop? (kudos if you remember the wise owl's answer)

[Pompey Bum]

The owl said three, but the real answer was that the world may never know. :)

About how many minutes or hours do you pray or meditate each day?

[Clopin]

Zero, but I might start both prayer and meditation. Is reading meditation? I've heard it has similar effects on your mind and body as meditation (rate of breathing etc).

How many fasts do you observe in an average calendar year?

[Lykren]

365 but I don't observe them ;-)

How many languages could/would/have you dedicated yourself to learning in your lifetime? Like what do you think is your maximum?

[Clopin]

I firmly plan to learn three.

How many hours of sleep do you average?

[Lykren]

10-11, I need too much.

How many miles have you walked in a day?

[Clopin]

Easily over thirty kilometers.

How many pages of an average book do you read in about an hour?

[Lykren]

Is a kilometer some kind of insect?

20-30, i'm slow. How many careers are you seriously interested in?

[Clopin]

Journalist
Artist (as in drawing/painting)
Home Daycare Owner
MP (or other political post)
Chef
Teacher

I read about that many too, I both like and dislike reading slowly. It's very relaxing, but I also have thousands of books to read, so it would be nice if I could pick up the pace.

How many things have you ever sewn in your life?

[Pompey Bum]

A few buttons when I was single. It was a different world.

Clopin, you may want to consider some commercial modeling on your way to being MP. You're handsome and I think you said that you have an interest in style. I mean, don't do it as a career, but it might supplement the money you'd make as a day care owner.

Parisian models or curvier, plumper regular girls?

[Clopin]

Haha, nice of you to say but I don't think that's very realistic. I only show off nice pictures of myself anyway so... MP is also very unrealistic but I would enjoy it I think. Daycare owners make mad stacks, at least here, $1000 per kid, per month, plus subsidies (I would vote against the subsidies but I would take them if offered). Alas that is also unrealistic because of my gender, what a cruel world.

Curvy/plump over thin assuming a younger girl, the curvaceous don't age as well.

How many inches and feet are too many (where girls are concerned).

[Lykren]

Like... over seven feet might be awkward, I dunno.

How many big bags of your favorite chips in a single setting could you eat? If you hadn't eaten in a day.

[Clopin]

Maybe six, assuming a 600 calorie bag. I would not be feeling good after though.

How many plates do you usually eat when you go to an all you can eat buffet?

[Lykren]

Just two medium sized ones. But then lots of dessert, heh.

How many computers have you owned?

[Pompey Bum]

Five including my Ipad.

How many dogs have you owned?

[Lykren]

None :/

How many misty mornings have you taken walks through?

[Pompey Bum]

Many misty mornings. :)

How many mountains have you climbed?

[Lykren]

One, twice in two days; Mt. St. Helens before the latest eruption.

How many beautiful objects are there in the world, in your best estimate?

[Pompey Bum]

One, twice in two days; Mt. St. Helens before the latest eruption.

That is so cool. I remember when it went in the 70s. It was a Plinan eruption--the kind with the cascading gas clouds that vaporize your flesh (and make your head blow up) if they touch you.


How many beautiful objects are there in the world, in your best estimate?

Well, Bounty may want to offer his own estimate, but mine would be: a lot of beautiful things.

What's the most beautiful color of hair?

[Lykren]

Bright blue! (pink is nice too)

How many Dylan albums could you listen to in one sitting before going crazy? Conversely, how many times have you argued in his defense with philistines?

[Clopin]

Please, it's dark brown all the way.

I could probably listen to two in one sitting I guess, and I've never argued about him either way.

How many albums do you own? Mp3 albums you stole off the Internet count.

[Lykren]

10,000 songs all from complete albums so about 1,000.

How many lives does it take to reach enlightenment, for the average soul?

[Clopin]

I dunno, I feel about ten away. Fifty?

How many racket sports can you play well?

[Lykren]

Zero, never tried any but tennis and then not too hard.

How many drinks maximum in one night?

[Clopin]

Lots and lots. I rarely drink and tend to forget my tolerance, also alcohol sort of sneaks up on me. Also I enjoy drinking games and beer pong a lot.

How many drinks minimum for a good night?

[North Star]

Depends, 0, 3 or 5

How many unread or unfinished books on the shelf?

[Clopin]

60 odd.

Same question.

[Lykren]

1 unread, The Water Margin.

But about... a few thousand unread pirated ebooks.

I was at a bar with some friends and one of them had 14 drinks in one night, I thought that was superhuman.

How many cats would you like to be buried with? Not dead, in a grave, but just covered in cats?

[Lykren]

60 odd.

Same question.

Lol soon about to go up to 1146 odd.

[Pompey Bum]

Drinks: 0-1

Books: hundreds unread, none unfinished

No cats.

How many books have you regretted reading this year?

[Clopin]

Lol soon about to go up to 1146 odd.

haha, well I have read probably over three hundred books published by Penguin Classics, so maybe less.

Pompey I can't recall regretting a book ever really.

How many big things do you still want to accomplish before you die?

[Lykren]

Er, improve, my poetry, 1, Genji in original, 2, Proust in original, 3, get laid and in love (same time same girl) 4.

How many holes of golf have you played in your life?

[Pompey Bum]

Golf? None.

How many times have you changed marched in a demonstration?

[Lykren]

Changing clothes while marching in a demonstration? None.

Also no demonstration ever for me.

Things to accomplish in your life, again?

[North Star]

No demonstration marches for me

How many times have you been in a sauna?


Edit:

Improve my photography
Read all of Shakespeare, KJV, and Paradise Lost
"3, get laid and in love (same time same girl)"

[Clopin]

Changing clothes while marching in a demonstration? None.

Also no demonstration ever for me.

Things to accomplish in your life, again?

Learn French
Learn Russian
Have kids
Get seriously fit/swole (baby)

Then uhh... I dunno that's about it.

Probably thirty or forty times in a sauna.

How many books have you ever finished in one year? (as in, what's the most?)

[NikolaiI]

Twice, maybe three times.

Twice also in a Lakota Sweat lodge -- inipi -- wonderful.


How many days of the week are named after gods you admire?

-- I couldn't say. Never kept count.

[Lykren]

40 books in a year? edit: I respect no authority, so no days of the week.

How many verses is too many, for an epic poem?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Manas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_King_Gesarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_King_Gesar

[NikolaiI]

None are too many, lol ;-)

well, I'll just cap it at 200,000

Same question

[Pompey Bum]

get laid and in love (same time same girl)"

Heh heh. Yeah, that's the trick. ;)

How many lovers is enough before marriage?

[Clopin]

Depends on the quality. The more the better though, ten minimum.

How many hours have you spent on one plane (the most ever)?

[Lykren]

maybe 6 I think, however many it is from california to NY.

How many silly youtube videos in one sitting?

[North Star]

maybe 6 I think, however many it is from california to NY.

How many silly youtube videos in one sitting?
Three


How many movies in one night? (maximum)

[Pike Bishop]

Four

What is the best time travel book you have read or movie you have seen?

[Lykren]

1. I tried two once, couldn't. edit: Pike Bishop, best time travel book was The Forever War.

That's a pretty low silly-video count.

How many guests is too many at your wedding?

[NikolaiI]

Hehe I had to look it up, thinking it might be The Big Time. . . that's a far less-well known sci-fi of a somewhat similar nature. . sort of minor sci-fi author but my family lived across the hall from him, once, so I am familiar with his work a little.

I would definitely like to have a small wedding; probably 20 would be the upper limit. Maybe fewer. Would still want to make it awesome, but I don't enjoy large crowds very much. . even in a wedding. Love people (a lot, I am one, lol), just not crowds of people.

How many castles have you written about?

[Lykren]

Castles? Have I written about? None, really.

How many kisses until satiety?

[NikolaiI]

Haha nice, I would say one; but only one person can kiss that well. . .

How many times have you felt a strong desire to travel to the stars?

[bounty]

none really...but im a huge star trek fan and I love the enterprise and captain picard and the whole idea of exploration...

how many times in your life have been really embarrassed?

[bounty]

Well, Bounty may want to offer his own estimate, but mine would be: a lot of beautiful things.



why pompey, that made me smile...but then I have to ask, can you tell me what it is about me or what ive posted that leads you to think that?

[Lykren]

Way too many to count, I'm like cripplingly shy.

How many hours at a screen per day on average?

[NikolaiI]

Exactly the right amount. :-)

How many stars could you name off the top of your head, if you had to guess?

[Lykren]

Polaris. Sol. Alpha Centauri. Beta Centauri, and I think I'm done. so 4.

How many tracks does your favorite album have?

[NikolaiI]

Cool I can add Lyra to that list. :-)

How many albums does your favorite aritst have (have they produced*)?

[Lykren]

Dylan's one of my favorite performers. He has 36 studio albums, but a lot of them stink. Elliott Smith has 7 counting posthumous. My Bloody Valentine have 3, Radiohead 8, and Toe have 1. I'm just flat out avoiding artists with huge discographies, Miles Davis, Gould, Barenboim, Karajan, or composers.

How many hugs makes a cuddle?

[NikolaiI]

Haha, very good idea. :-)
I'm a tremendous fan of Dylan too.. and cross-over work with many other of my favorite artists.
I hadn't even thought of composers, either; that's a good point.

Definitely 3 seems like the right answer.

How many cats are you best friends with?

[Lykren]

None :( though a stranger drops by my house occasionally.

How many rolls of sushi in one meal?

[NikolaiI]

4 seems a good number. . .I am not sure if it's correct though.

Enlighten?

How many times each day do you drink a glass of water?

[Lykren]

3-6 glasses of water. I don't even like sushi, myself.

How many chili peppers in your pot of chili?

[NikolaiI]

Ah, I see. :)

Now you've gotten the one I can never enjoy. . . have a very sensitive palate and chilis are the one that I only enjoy in small amounts. . . although I love Indian food, so I got used to it a little. Chili for some reason I never liked either.

How many times have you found a piece of technology in nature, where you'd never though you'd find one?

[Clopin]

3-6 glasses of water. I don't even like sushi, myself.



Change that **** right now. If your average is four you aren't drinking nearly enough water. Other fluids aren't good enough.

Source: I drink like six litres of water a day.

And I'm not asking any questions just telling everyone to drink more water.

[Lykren]

Woah, okay Meister Water Nazi. Why so concerned?

[Clopin]

Cause, lol, it's the lamest reason to be unhealthy ever, just drink more water, it takes almost zero effort.