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[Judy Anderson <segwynne AT verizon.net>]

I once did this exercise, but I sort of cheated.  I counted similar 
items together.  3 changes of clothes per person I counted as 1 item.  
If I didn't, the in order for us to be clothed and eat a meal (not cook, 
not groom, just sit clothed and eat) would be 77 items.  There are 7 of 
us, so one undies, socks, shirt, pants, shoes, cup, bowl, plate, knife, 
fork, and spoon for each is 77.  Doing this, I only got up to about 50 
items.  I didn't know if it 100 items per person or per household.  
Obviously the larger household will need more per person items, but 
fewer per household items.  So I kind of combined.

Judy