# Count the Fs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058 "2004-09-11T18:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/21 "2004-09-12T04:08:41Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > You should have put O’s in front of them so your parents’ brains couldn’t process them. > > 6 for 6. That’s the best joke I ever read on this board. I counted 6 but only because I recounted 3 times. The first time I counted 4 and the second time I counted 5. I still feel good about myself though. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/22 "2004-09-12T04:59:31Z")
Well, I’ve seen this before and STILL only counted 4. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/23 "2004-09-12T05:08:14Z")
I only counted five. Apparently at some point my geniusness runs out. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/24 "2004-09-12T05:25:23Z")
Am I the only one who thought that this was a trick question and that the answer was going to be something like: There’s only one “F” in “the following text”. ---
**Author:** ![noname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@noname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noname)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/25 "2004-09-12T11:50:33Z")
I am a genius 😃 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/26 "2004-09-12T12:00:05Z")
**Lobsang** you are not alone I only saw 3 and I counted twice. I blame it on the last glass of wine. 😃 It is is no suprise that I am not a genius. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/27 "2004-09-12T12:15:45Z")
I wrote a program to count the Fs. There are 93. ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/28 "2004-09-12T12:45:47Z")
I counted 6 the first time, and thinking there must be a trick recounted. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/29 "2004-09-12T19:46:45Z")
What? I’m supposed to be a genius??? I think the test is a bit flawed… ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/30 "2004-09-12T19:54:06Z")
I got 4. I’m going to try again… ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/31 "2004-09-12T19:58:17Z")
I got 6 the second time. Ha! No piece of text is going to out smart me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/32 "2004-09-12T23:36:12Z")
I counted 7, but I’m still a little cross-eyed from oggling the 3D ladies in that other thread… ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058/33 "2004-09-13T13:28:15Z")
I counted 5. N’s, that is. [sub]I’m such a rebel.[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-the-fs/264058.md?page=1)