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Ya know, that song seems kinda strange on reflection Isaac Send a noteboard - 16/12/2011 08:27:14 PM
9. In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ("On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me..." ), what total of gifts was given over the whole twelve days: 78, 280, or 364?

Should be about 12^2/2 as it goes, or 144/2, so I'll go with 78


The answer apparently being 364, but

12 Drummers Drumming
11 Pipers Piping
10 Lords-a-Leaping
9 Ladies Dancing
8 Maids-a-Milking
7 Swans-a-Swimming
6 Geese-a-Laying
5 Gold Rings
4 Colly Birds [sic]
3 French Hens[
2 Turtle Doves
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

It had honestly never occured to me the person was actually giving them identical gifts the next day, that they had, for instance, received 12 pear trees, 22 Turtle Doves, 30 French Hens, 36 Colly Birds and 40 goddamn golden rings, I always assumed they were just repeating the prior day's list. Interesting how you can hear and sing a song a ba-jillion times without reflecting on it.
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Christmas nossy - 16/12/2011 01:16:56 PM 932 Views
Answers nossy - 16/12/2011 01:19:26 PM 727 Views
Four. Got two unfortunate guesses on the dates, I guess. And number four is just lame. *NM* Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:10:45 PM 273 Views
So lame I can't even reply in the right place, clearly. *NM* Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:10:59 PM 319 Views
Re: (I love) Christmas Sareitha Sedai - 16/12/2011 01:30:58 PM 651 Views
that's eight. *NM* Stephen - 16/12/2011 01:56:23 PM 262 Views
Only five. I fail at Christmas. Nate - 16/12/2011 05:13:40 PM 621 Views
How the hell is anyone supposed to know #3? ßelals Girl - 16/12/2011 07:47:00 PM 629 Views
just watch Urban Cowboy *NM* random thoughts - 16/12/2011 10:54:10 PM 276 Views
Work for 10 years as an attorney for oil and gas companies. *NM* Tom - 17/12/2011 05:24:48 PM 282 Views
9/10, interesting, missed #9 of all things Isaac - 16/12/2011 08:21:07 PM 637 Views
Ya know, that song seems kinda strange on reflection Isaac - 16/12/2011 08:27:14 PM 757 Views
Yeah, they do interpret it rather strangely there... but I guess grammatically it makes sense. Legolas - 16/12/2011 11:16:56 PM 654 Views
I have always considered it ambiguous, personally. Joel - 17/12/2011 01:34:46 PM 688 Views
Yeah, it was a rough one to have missed Isaac - 17/12/2011 07:52:22 PM 657 Views
8. Didn't know 3 or 4. *NM* Rebekah - 16/12/2011 09:03:20 PM 264 Views
6, missed 3, 4, 6 and 7. *NM* Colonel Logain - 16/12/2011 10:46:50 PM 340 Views
How exactly is this being scored? 14/17 Joel - 17/12/2011 01:25:54 PM 778 Views
Clearly you need to fresh up your Shakespeare. Legolas - 17/12/2011 04:49:32 PM 625 Views
Yes, methinks he doth protest too much. Tom - 17/12/2011 05:23:56 PM 685 Views
Never read/seen it. Joel - 17/12/2011 07:21:04 PM 708 Views
Also, I cry foul on #4. Joel - 17/12/2011 01:27:59 PM 597 Views
You obviously weren't raised Catholic Tom - 17/12/2011 05:22:51 PM 636 Views
No, but I have a good friend who is Catholic and attends a Midnight Mass seemingly every week. Joel - 17/12/2011 07:19:17 PM 646 Views
any chance your girlfriend was going to Midnight Mass with him? *NM* random thoughts - 22/12/2011 01:22:26 PM 271 Views
None; she is Lutheran. Joel - 22/12/2011 06:40:37 PM 675 Views
10/10. *NM* Tom - 17/12/2011 05:23:16 PM 274 Views
Re: Christmas Sports_Gambler - 18/12/2011 05:13:55 AM 846 Views
8/10. Tim - 19/12/2011 03:17:58 PM 703 Views
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