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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
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.
Thank you ๐
Tarantula.
I like spiders and think they're neat!
Thank you ๐ follow up question: how many tarantulas would you own if you could
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
Correct answer was seven
Oranges. Degree in horticulture.
(Did you mean horologist or are you seeking plant advice?)
I am seeking advice from a horticulturist, though it does not concern plants
Seven and oranges.
Symbolic and tasty if sweet.
None of the above. Because.
Go one at random then, c'mon
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.
Bumfit-dik?
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.
Look up scots (NOT gaelic), lotta these words survive
I have zero sheep if that helps, but I do enjoy lamb on occasion
Seven
My friend told me yesterday that seven is the best number, and I should hold that as a fact, not opinion.
I like your style. Thank you ๐
Aquarius
I once owned fish
Thank you ๐
Seven
I have at least that many toes
Thank you ๐
Orange.
I have grown citrus trees and read books. ๐
Thank you ๐
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. ๐
Oranges go bananas down here. We have so many on our dwarf plant it's ridiculous
I didn't ask for a soliloquy
You're welcome. ๐
Tarantula
There are several plants in my garden that I have managed not to kill (and many spiders)
Thank you ๐