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03 July 2011

Points! Here are the rules for today's game of Points! →[More:]

If you:

Went to a church, museum, theater or art gallery today, Sunday: 4 points

Ate something red: 2 points

Talked to a toddler or preschooler: 3 points

Wore something with a zipper: 1 point

Balanced on something: 3 points

Maximum Points!: 13

Tie breaker: How many people will you give a birthday present to in the month of July?

Go to it, Sunday peeps!

post by: gaspode at: 12:44 | 32 comments

4. . .Have shorts with a zipper, and since I am flying today (3 flights to get back home) I am giving myself the balance points in that I have to be balancing a bunch in order to get through security, on and off planes, etc. Don't argue with me about that right now.

posted by danf 03 July | 12:56

Oh 5. . .raspberries in my oatmeal this morning at my mom's!

(I am in San Jose now. . .nice airport, free wifi.)

posted by danf 03 July | 12:57

Six so far, and two July birthdays.

posted by tortillathehun 03 July | 13:01

Theatre, tomato sauce, shorts, so 7. No presents.

posted by arse_hat 03 July | 13:02

Zero!

posted by Elsa 03 July | 13:15

Also zero!

posted by deborah 03 July | 13:24

9 pts, no museums etc. One birthday.

posted by apoch 03 July | 13:25

Oh dear, terrible score.

Watermelon and zipper. Oh, and I balanced on one leg. No July birthdays, so just six points.

posted by Senyar 03 July | 13:35

Oh, I talked to a four-year-old little girl at Lidl, who showed me her barometer and told me it was going to be sunny today. So nine points in total.

posted by Senyar 03 July | 13:36

Hot sauce, zippered shorts. Three points.

Depending on how the rest of the day goes, there's a pretty good chance I'll find myself talking to a kid and/or balancing on something, but neither one's a sure thing.

posted by box 03 July | 13:43

10 points, with 4 July gifts
(art gallery, strawberry, zipper, balanced on stone).

posted by julen 03 July | 13:49

Spicy noodle soup (made with red chilli paste and red miso), blue jeans. 3 points!

I was getting worried.

posted by Kronos_to_Earth 03 July | 13:57

Another zero day!

posted by wens 03 July | 13:59

3- Shorts w/ a zipper, and BBQ sauce.

posted by BoringPostcards 03 July | 14:06

3 points (pasta sauce/apple, zipper)!

posted by sperose 03 July | 14:06

Thank goodness it's tomato season. 2 points.

posted by rainbaby 03 July | 14:40

+ 0
+ 2 (strawberries)
+ 0
+ 1 (jeans)
+ 0 (though last night I dreamt I got a tattoo on the top of my head, and have felt off-balance ever since)
+ 0 (my family, except for myself, were all born in winter)
= 3

posted by notquitemaryann 03 July | 14:49

Does movie theater count as theater? 'Cause I'm going to see Super 8 this evening. If so, 10 (zipper, tomato, balanced on a railing while smoking a cigarette), if not, 6.

There are only about 5 people I buy b-day presents for, and none of them have July birthdays, so big goose egg on the tiebreaker today.

posted by ufez 03 July | 15:59

1, and will be upgrading that to a total of 3 because I'm making pasta with tomato sauce tonight. No presents, because I'm going to be paying for some commissions soon for my website.

posted by TrishaLynn 03 July | 16:26

OH BOO YA!

Went to a church, museum, theater or art gallery today, Sunday: 4 points, stynxno gave the sermon and it went very well!
Ate something red: 2 points, watermelon!
Talked to a toddler or preschooler: 3 points; talked to little George at church. I told him I liked his haircut and he said he got a lollipop from the barber.
Wore something with a zipper: 1 point; gray dress.
Balanced on something: 3 points; balanced all over the bedroom trying to put together my IKEA dresser in limited space
Maximum Points!: 13
Tie breaker: How many people will you give a birthday present to in the month of July? 0, as far as I know.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 July | 18:33

I, too, will receive all 13 points!

See here:

4 points - Quaker Meeting, 10AM
2 points - Strawberries in the fruit salad. Also tomato in my sammich.
3 points - I own a 3.5 year old. I talk to her every day.
1 points - I wore a backpack which has many zippered pockets, running errands after Meeting.
3 points - Began process of teaching said 3.5 year old how to ride a bicycle. This required a demonstration.

I come up empty on the tie breaker, too, though. No July birthdays in my circle.

posted by fancyoats 03 July | 18:56

It looks like we might have to have a tie-breaker on the tie-breaker! Unless someone maxes out and does have a July birthday then it's between ThePinkSuperhero and fancyoats.

The double tiebreaker:

How many live plants do you own?

posted by gaspode 03 July | 19:45

Uh oh! Zero here!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 July | 20:11

3- salsa and zipper on jeans.
I could have gotten 7- we were debating about museum vs empty beach on this rainy day and beach won

posted by rmless2 03 July | 21:30

I could make chili with salsa and dark red beans later, and I have fresh red raspberries, but my stomach feels weird and I'm not all that hungry. So: 0

I'm not proud.

posted by Ardiril 03 July | 21:33

A bad points day for me. Ate strawberries, wore zipped jeans and balanced on my Brand New Bike but that's it -- 6 points.

posted by bearwife 03 July | 21:35

For the tie-breaker-breaker:

I have 32 live plants. And 3 or 4 more that are not doing so well. That is inside the house. In the yard there are more, but I suspect you mean houseplants, yes?

posted by fancyoats 03 July | 22:23

fancyoats, I figure you're up for tomorrow's game.

posted by gaspode 03 July | 22:46

Ooooh, does that mean I get to be the points-decider-mistress-of-ceremonies tomorrow?

posted by fancyoats 03 July | 22:51

Ayup.

posted by gaspode 03 July | 22:59

32 live plants???? Now you're just showing off!

Just kidding, congratulations!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 July | 23:02

1 for jeans, 1 for a hoodie, 2 for ketchup.

4 points.

posted by gc 04 July | 00:06

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