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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Seeking contribution from resident qualified numerologists, acupuncture practioners, and horticulturists: please select one option from the following:
Seven
Orange
Tarantula
Aquarius
*Please list your qualifications

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aquarius.

*Have listened to the Hair soundtrack, which taught me that when the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars. Which sounds sorta nice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oranges. Degree in horticulture.

(Did you mean horologist or are you seeking plant advice?)

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I am seeking advice from a horticulturist, though it does not concern plants

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tarantula.

I like spiders and think they're neat!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you ๐Ÿ™ follow up question: how many tarantulas would you own if you could

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would own just one. I think I would like to spend all my attention on just a single one. Maybe a cool rose one

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Correct answer was seven

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seven

My friend told me yesterday that seven is the best number, and I should hold that as a fact, not opinion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I like your style. Thank you ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Seven and oranges.

Symbolic and tasty if sweet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How dare you question me! As I am a merciful witch, I will not strike you down with boils upon your hinder parts, but will instead inflict the horrors of choice upon you and you alone. And the subsequent consequences .... all choices come with consequences. Or you could just count them out - yan, tan, tethera, pethera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, covera, dik, yan-a-dik, tan-a dik, tethera-dik, pethera-dik, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tan-a-bumfit, tethera-bumfit, pethera-bumfit, jiggit. Depending of course on how many sheep you have.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't make that up. And some of the regional variations are far worse to modern ears. It's the old celtic numerals - after a millennium or so of speaking english instead,, and a traditional counting out "rhyme". If you are counting real live sheep, you count each one and at the end of the series tie a knot in a piece of string. The number of knots at the end give you the number of sheep in multiples of 20. This is how you count sheep to fall asleep - recite the list in your head. Over and over.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Look up scots (NOT gaelic), lotta these words survive

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I have zero sheep if that helps, but I do enjoy lamb on occasion

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Orange.

I have grown citrus trees and read books. ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Orange trees are beautiful to grow, they have a lovely shape, the leaves are dark and glossy, the flowers are pretty and perfume the whole back yard, the oranges look great on the tree and are delicious to eat. Can recommend. ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Oranges go bananas down here. We have so many on our dwarf plant it's ridiculous

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You're welcome. ๐ŸŒž

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seven

I have at least that many toes

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Tarantula

There are several plants in my garden that I have managed not to kill (and many spiders)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you ๐Ÿ™