Very creative, James, and I actually enjoyed reading this, as I am a big fan of "Mother Abagail" (the Stand was the only one of King's books that I really liked).
But in the end, we already know the answer..... it's 42 of course!
23 posted on 12/14/2011 5:38:03 AM PST by Apple Pan Dowdy
(... as American as Apple Pie mmm mmm mmm)