...it's not dark yet, but it's gettin' there...
Hugo had a great post on Monday about the number. Curiously, it generated no comments. Then tonight, a local radio talk show host named John Ziegler did a segment on the number. One caller made the point that women always lie about theirs, and i would agree. Whether it's inflated or under-stated, women tend to fudge the number in conversation.
i have this urge to reveal my own number, my true number, not because i'm either proud or ashamed of it, but because it's a topic that people have been talking about lately, and therefore a good subject for blogging. Also, it might be an excellent way to generate hits. Still, i'm reluctant to just blurt out my number. Even though this is my blog and one point of having a blog is to enable complete honesty, i do have a minor amount of tact left.
Then i thought, what if it were a meme? How's about this for a blog meme: Visitors try to guess the blogger's number and if anyone guesses correctly within a reasonable time, say before midnight, the blogger has to post a picture of her ass.
Part of me asks: is this a good idea? Another part of me says, what the hell, i'm curious what y'all think of me. And what i lack in tact, i can always make up in tackiness.
six
...and this is for you: http://www.pinocchia.com/galleries/showgallery.asp?galleryID=40
Posted by: Rick on May. 26, 2004Eight.
There's nothing wrong with reading junk and comic books; only then can you learn to appreciate true literature and great writing. So it is with this stuff; if you have nothing to compare it with, you never know if what you finally choose is the right choice.
Send me the picture.
Posted by: shelly s. on May. 26, 2004Hmm, since you didn't say how many guesses we get apiece...
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,etc...
I'm positive it's a two digit number. I'm doubtful the first digit is a 3 or higher but I'm not at all certain the first digit is greater than 0.
I'll guess firmly at 24. My not so firm second (actually third) guess would be 17. But I wouldn't be surprised if the number was around 11.
& I assume we're only counting those that were aware of what was happening? (I've heard about you big city women & your wicked ways - unfortunately noone sent pics.)
But if I or anyone else is right, then why would our reward be showing a picture of a donkey? I mean hell Annika - I didn't even know you owned livestock. thought they outlawed all private property in Cali a while back - especially animals. Well the pic at least be of you riding the poor little over-regulated critter?
Course next I would expect a contest to see who can guess about your swallowing habits: African or European. :)
Posted by: Publicola on May. 26, 2004Not a bad idea for a meme. It's always good to know the whore quotient of a blog. I think that's an exact quote from Sen. Mike DeWine, come to think of it.
As for your number, I can tell you are an angel, so I'm going to guess 0. Unless of course you're married. Then I guess 1.
(Always give the benefit of the doubt.)
Posted by: GE on May. 26, 2004A gentleman doesn't presume anything about a lady's past. He also is never shocked by a number that is higher than his.
Posted by: Hugo on May. 26, 2004Hugo has the answer.. to all of life's mysteries!
Posted by: Madfish Willie on May. 26, 2004I forgot to ask, in this Clintonian day and age, does oral sex now count?
Jason H.
Posted by: Jason H on May. 26, 2004Two. You're a good girl!
Posted by: david on May. 26, 2004Seven.
Posted by: ken on May. 26, 2004Virtually knowing you less than a year, I'll just say TWENTY. (slap/ouch, okay SIX...)
Posted by: d-rod on May. 26, 2004Oops sorry, I see Rick already said SIX. Make my second choice NINETEEN.
Posted by: d-rod on May. 26, 2004I warned you about Joe Kennedy. You should keep him reserved when he pitches in Colorado.
Posted by: gturk on May. 26, 2004Oral does not count. God, no.
Posted by: annika! on May. 26, 2004I've found that the women who you'd think have a high number ususally don't. They like the image of being footloose and fancy free, but deep down don't actually want to be that. Purity is something that women still seem to struggle with in a much more substantial level than the openness of society would suggest, and that's why you get the number fudging.
So, I don't think the number is that high.
I'll tell you my number if you want, if that makes you feel more comfortable...
Posted by: Neil Uchitel on May. 26, 2004So, when do we get the picture?
Posted by: shelly s. on May. 26, 2004I'll say four serios relationships, and one vaction fling. Maybe two.
Five or Six.
Posted by: The Agnostic on May. 26, 2004Now that we've cleared up the BJ thing, does the football team count as one, or 47?
Posted by: Casca on May. 26, 200416, nobody got it. too bad.
Posted by: annika! on May. 27, 2004Dammit!
Posted by: d-rod on May. 27, 2004Whew. Glad that it's settled without anyone being able to crow.
Posted by: Hugo on May. 27, 2004Actually, Publicola got it. Take a look--it's right there between "15" and "17."
Posted by: Victor on May. 27, 2004total = 3.
good = 1.
What a slut!
Posted by: The Agnostic on May. 28, 2004