One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.

Two can be as bad as one.
It’s the loneliest number since the number one.

Three is pretty lonely,
especially for one of the three.

Four isn’t all that lonely.

Seven is fairly cordial. Depends on what you’re doing.

Ten is a good size for classes. Lots of viewpoints, lots of discussion.

Twelve is a nice round number. Try a paired exercise– because it’s even, you won’t leave anyone out.

Thirty seven is quite a crowd. Good for you!

Two hundred is a good concert. No one’s really lonely there, unless it’s a Cure show. Then everyone is.

Three thousand is way too many people for a barbeque. I thought you were going to try to keep things small.

Five million is like a country. Or Minneapolis. People can get lonely there, but they shouldn’t.

Two hundred and ninety five million, seven hundred and thirty four thousand, one hundred and thirty four can be as bad as two. It’s the loneliest number since the number two.

Six billion is a lot. A lot a lot. Wow. Like, it’s really a lot.

A gajillion? Social. But way too much.

But the loneliest number? Still one.