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Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 11:33 AM [GMT-6]

It's harder than it looks.

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I have...

10 sport jackets.

9 DVD players.

8 pairs of shoes.

7 cogs on our tandem's freewheel.

6 movies starring Keanu Reeves.

5 uncles on my dad's side of the family.

4 books about programming with PHP.

3 digital cameras.

2 revolvers.

1 10' braided leather Mexican bullwhip with a steel swivel handle.

0 albums by The Rolling Stones.

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OK, the rules are simple. First, be honest. We might not know otherwise, but the God of Methuselah, Moses, and Memes will. Second, despite Rule #1, you get one wildcard if you need it; feel free to make up one of the items. And, in support of the proposition that there should remain some mystery about a blogger, don't identify the wild card.

Have fun!

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So ...I'm thinking you don't really have 8 pairs of shoes. :)

Posted by: beth at July 27, 2006 12:51 PM

I'm not telling! ;-)

Posted by: Eric at July 27, 2006 01:25 PM

Hey, Eric -- got any tandem recommendations? We're thinking about getting a pair of tandems for Random Family biking purposes, and would really prefer not to go deep into debt so to do.

(P.S. The term "m*rtgage" tripped your spam filters in my first attempt above :-)

Posted by: Bret at July 27, 2006 03:35 PM

Bret, you might check out the Burley line-up; they make a good bike and also have some pretty attractive prices compared to some of the other manufacturers.

Co-Motion and Cannondale also make good tandems. Of course, Santana is considered by most to be the top of the line, but you pay a premium (you ought to price one of their quads!).

You can also get good deals on used tandems. The Tandem Club of America has an extensive list of tandems for sale in its classifieds, and they're usually pretty well maintained bikes. The trick is finding one close to you so that shipping costs don't kill you.

Sorry about my ever-diligent spam blocker. He's kind of a Barney Fife-type of enforcer...likes to throw his weight around, but he's easily fooled.

Posted by: Eric at July 27, 2006 04:32 PM

There's no way a self-employed, work out of his home type, needs 10 sports jackets. I'd say that's the wild card. ;-)

Posted by: Gwynne at July 27, 2006 07:23 PM

Ah, but you're overlooking my 2 1/2 decades in the world of corporate dronage.

Posted by: Eric at July 27, 2006 07:27 PM

10' braided leather Mexican bullwhip with a steel swivel handle - You have one of these? That is so cool! It makes me think of Indiana Jones! (starts humming!).

Do you really have 9 DVD players? Is that the wildcard and would you tell us if we guessed anyway LOL.

Posted by: Rachel at July 27, 2006 08:57 PM

I got the bullwhip in Juarez, Mexico when I was but a mere boy. Meaning, of course, that it's older than you are. ;-)

Posted by: Eric at July 27, 2006 09:11 PM

"quads"? There are bicycles built for four?

Sounds Dr. Seuss-ian. Do they have extra wheels in the middle, and a little seat trailing way up high in the back for the little guy with the tuft of hair sticking straight up off his head?

I am surprised that you have no Stones albums. I thought everyone born before - oh, let's say 1965 - had to have at least one of those.

Posted by: Brian at July 28, 2006 08:15 AM

The Zero Stones has to be the Wild Card; can anybody of our generation NOT have at least one?

Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at July 28, 2006 10:35 PM
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