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02 October 2011

Points! - I, somehow, managed to win so it's my turn to torture you all!→[More:]
5 Points for each time you wore a plaid shirt since last Sunday

3 Points if you're wearing a grey shirt right now

10 Points if your favourite colour is pink (of any shade)

-10 Points if your favourite colour is chartreuse

3 Points for each cat you've been owned by since you entered adulthood (we'll call it 18 years old), an extra Point for each black cat

-5 Points if you've never owned a dog (childhood dogs count)

5 Points if you've eaten at Denny's (or a local equivalent) in the last ten days

10 Points if you've gone to a local history museum in the last month

3 Points for each bee themed item in your home

2 Points for eating pineapple in the last seven days

Tiebreaker: 1 Point for each roll of toilet paper in your home

post by: deborah at: 14:55 | 20 comments

10 cats = 30 points 8 black cats = 8 points total: 38
0 points for everything else.

Tiebreaker: 373 (it was a really good price)

posted by arse_hat 02 October | 15:06

No plaid, no grey shirt, no pink, no chartreuse.

Does the cat count if I was owned before I turned 18 and then it lived to just after that?

My family had 2 dogs when I was young, but I wasn't their owner (dogs bother me).

No Denny's, no history museums, no bee themes, no pineapple.

...So -9?

And for the tiebreaker, 1. Note to self: put toilet paper on the grocery list for this week.

posted by sperose 02 October | 15:45

18 for five cats, three black
5 for not dogs

Tiebreaker: 12

posted by octothorpe 02 October | 15:46

Plaid shirt: 0
Grey shirt: 3
Pink: 0 (eww!)
chartreuse: 0 (eww!)
Cat: 1 (who is unhappy with me because I picked her up a couple times today)
Black Cat: 1 (she's earning her keep today)
No Dogs: 0
Denny's: 0
Museum: 0
Bees: 0
Pineapple: 0

Total: 5

Tie: 10 rolls (I buy 12 packs)

posted by bluesapphires 02 October | 16:40

Does the cat count if I was owned before I turned 18 and then it lived to just after that?

Yes. And if you don't want to claim family-owned dogs, that's fine.

posted by deborah 02 October | 16:47

5 pts for today's plaid
3 pts, maybe - it's grey black and white plaid!
0 pts for pink
0 pts for chartreuse
16 points for cats
-0 I've owned more dogs than cats
0 pts for Denny's
10 pts for the pioneer museum!
0 pts for bees
2 pts for pineapple

33 or 36 pts
Tiebreaker: 7 pts

posted by faineant 02 October | 16:48

2 points for pineapple

posted by Stewriffic 02 October | 17:19

3 points for a grey shirt.

Pointless tiebreaker score - 4 points.

posted by dg 02 October | 18:22

cats = 13 (one black cat in there)
pineapple = 2

the TP tiebreaker = 4

total = 19 (sad trombone)

posted by BoringPostcards 02 October | 20:44

I kinda suck at this round of points.

0 Points - no plaid

3 Points - Why yes, yes I am wearing a grey shirt right now.

0 Points - My favorite color is sage-y green

0 Points - see above

8 Points - I have two black cats who I got when I was 21, still have them now a decade later.

0 Points - No dogs now, but had some as a kid.

0 Points - No Denny's

0 Points - Haven't been to a museum in a while, unless the local zoo counts.

0 Points for each bee themed item in your home

0 Points for eating pineapple in the last seven days

TOTAL: 11 points

Tiebreaker: 4 rolls of TP

posted by fancyoats 02 October | 21:22

Having a dog as a kid (family dog, etc.) is fine and definitely counts for Points!

posted by deborah 02 October | 22:05

No points for shirts
10 Points if your favourite colour is pink (of any shade)
22 kitty points (7 cats, one a mostly black tuxedo girl)
No points for coffee shops, bee themes or history museums or pineapple.

That's 32 points.

And we have a lot of TP! Guessing at least 40 rolls.

posted by bearwife 02 October | 23:09

+ 0 for no plaid shirts
+ 0 because current shirt is brown
+ 0 for not being overly fond of pink, although it is disloyal to my sorority to admit it
- 0 but I like drinking it
+ 3 for the only cat a girl could need
- 0 for my childhood Shetland Sheepdog, Sophie
+ 5 for hash n' eggs at the diner
+ 0 for no museums
+ 0 for no bees
+ 0 for not eating enough fruit
= 8

posted by notquitemaryann 02 October | 23:24

I need to bump my number up to 41. I feel awful that I didn't include Bob in my cat count. He was a feral but he spent each day on our fence or on the roof of our garage and we feed him twice a day for three years so I think he should be included in the roll call of cats.

posted by arse_hat 03 October | 00:44

As for the childhood dog thing, I AM counting them, otherwise I would have to SUBTRACT 5 points for never having had a dog. Or am I reading the OP wrong?

posted by fancyoats 03 October | 07:42

Down with Points games that include pets! What about us responsible non-pet owners who don't get them until we know we can pay for emergency visits, and the like?

posted by TrishaLynn 03 October | 08:37

You're right, fancyoats. I confused myself!

And I didn't think of that, TrishaLynn. Should I ever win another Points! game, I won't include any pet Points.

posted by deborah 03 October | 12:58

And the winner is:

arse_hat!

Special mention goes to:

bearwife for having pink as a favourite colour. (Note: your hostess with the mostest might be slightly prejudiced for the colour pink.)

PS: I think arsie and the mister may be related because, man, you both are toilet paper kings!

posted by deborah 03 October | 13:04

Actually it's my wife who buys all the TP. At least come the Zombie siege I know we will be able to wipe our butts in double ply puffy comfort.

posted by arse_hat 03 October | 13:16

YAY pink! And TP!

posted by bearwife 03 October | 13:49

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