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.

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1 six ...and this is for you: http://www.pinocchia.com/galleries/showgallery.asp?galleryID=40

Posted by: Rick at May 26, 2004 01:23 AM (cCRym)

2 Eight. 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. at May 26, 2004 02:24 AM (0GNJF)

3 Hmm, 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 at May 26, 2004 05:13 AM (Aao25)

4 I say 12. Jason H. Austin, Texas

Posted by: Jason H at May 26, 2004 06:58 AM (yDD8m)

5 Not 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 at May 26, 2004 07:20 AM (waQOJ)

6 A 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 at May 26, 2004 09:18 AM (9ndHD)

7 Hugo has the answer.. to all of life's mysteries!

Posted by: Madfish Willie at May 26, 2004 09:31 AM (rQ9MS)

8 I forgot to ask, in this Clintonian day and age, does oral sex now count? Jason H.

Posted by: Jason H at May 26, 2004 09:42 AM (yDD8m)

9 Two. You're a good girl!

Posted by: david at May 26, 2004 10:03 AM (Q4I4P)

10 Seven.

Posted by: ken at May 26, 2004 10:57 AM (1VDSY)

11 Virtually knowing you less than a year, I'll just say TWENTY. (slap/ouch, okay SIX...)

Posted by: d-rod at May 26, 2004 12:56 PM (CSRmO)

12 Oops sorry, I see Rick already said SIX. Make my second choice NINETEEN.

Posted by: d-rod at May 26, 2004 01:07 PM (CSRmO)

13 I warned you about Joe Kennedy. You should keep him reserved when he pitches in Colorado.

Posted by: gturk at May 26, 2004 01:20 PM (8xavh)

14 Oral does not count. God, no.

Posted by: annika! at May 26, 2004 02:14 PM (zAOEU)

15 I'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 at May 26, 2004 02:32 PM (0PTwh)

16 So, when do we get the picture?

Posted by: shelly s. at May 26, 2004 02:52 PM (b/7hi)

17 I'll say four serios relationships, and one vaction fling. Maybe two. Five or Six.

Posted by: The Agnostic at May 26, 2004 05:32 PM (h4C4X)

18 Now that we've cleared up the BJ thing, does the football team count as one, or 47?

Posted by: Casca at May 26, 2004 07:13 PM (q+PSF)

19 16, nobody got it. too bad.

Posted by: annika! at May 27, 2004 09:47 AM (zAOEU)

20 Dammit!

Posted by: d-rod at May 27, 2004 10:51 AM (CSRmO)

21 Whew. Glad that it's settled without anyone being able to crow.

Posted by: Hugo at May 27, 2004 11:30 AM (ZpV+R)

22 Actually, Publicola got it. Take a look--it's right there between "15" and "17."

Posted by: Victor at May 27, 2004 12:34 PM (bQa9J)

23 total = 3. good = 1.

Posted by: dan at May 27, 2004 05:05 PM (gs6lZ)

24 What a slut!

Posted by: The Agnostic at May 28, 2004 04:09 PM (iL5jU)

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Really, what the heck does it mean?

Remember the last time we saw it?

Humility Update: i continue to be perplexed by the blogosphere's lack of response to my own brilliant, satirical photoshopping efforts, which in my humble opinion are consistently freakin' hilarious. Many thanks to Rick and Kevin for the comments. Otherwise i'd be wondering if my site was down today.

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Yes they did. And this Ananova story informs us that a prostate professor is "particularly proud of the pickled penis."

Well, who wouldn't be proud of a penis that gives rise to inflated comments like the following:

"Napoleon's penis is but a small pod - it cannot stand comparison to our organ of 30 centimetres."

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