Originally Posted by
Oldnjaded:
“No way 89! It was 8 or 9 said in a Manc accent.
Even pricks like Aidan don't bother keeping exact count like that and coming up with a figure of 89.
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Exactly.
Over a certain number people stop keeping exact score. Or at least the people I know who are into treble figures (& I know a few, male and female) tell me so and it makes sense to me.
I'd be rather worried about the mental stability of somebody that knows the exact number off the top of their head like that. Either they are Autistic to some degree or I imagine them to have some kind if trophy collection somewhere!
Whilst I don't actually think 89 is incredibly high for somebody in their mid 30s if they haven't had long term rekationshops, just short term flings or one night stands,I do think it was more than possible that he said 8 or 9 assuming it would be more than Eva and then when it wasn't, he felt embarrassed and didn't correct her mishearing him.
I think it's hard to say for sure what he said as the diction isn't ckear. Reasonable cases to be made for both figures.
ETA a rough idea of how many into 4 figures, yes. I've had chats with people that have said, over 1000, probably about 1200 but an exact figure, 1,347 without even needing to take a minute to think back, remember, calculate, I think wpuld be very unusual. If for no other reason that often alvohol will have been involved with one night stands so details are hazy. Plus it is going back decades, even if onky Aidans age.