Jeff: Heya, folks. First off, let’s get this out of the way: Yes, I’m a massive, massive nerd. There, I said it. Now, about today’s strip, as soon as I saw this was going to be strip #47, I knew that I wanted to do something about this particular phenomenon (doot-doo!-da-doodoo) in this strip. Fortunately, Jeremy was willing to indulge me on this!
Jeremy: I agree with Jeff. He is an epic-sized nerd. Get ready for that ‘uge nerd to announce the fun part.
Jeff: Now, here’s the fun part: We’d like to do another little contest here. For the person who comes up with the best* list of 47s in today’s strip, you can win a cameo appearance in an upcoming strip! People who have previously appeared in the strip are welcome to apply, but gotta say, the chances of you showing up again are completely based on our whims, now. 
Anyway, send your lists to theourobros@gmail.com, or just throw it in the comments below!
* Note: The qualification of “best” is purely up to the whims and vagaries of Jeff and Jeremy and could depend on their level of caffeination and/or inebriation at any given moment. Many will apply; one will win, which if you think about it, is even nastier odds than Thunderdome. Offer not valid in New Jersey or Ken Mueller’s porch, unless we really like you. Monetary value: 1 Ruble. Wait, are rubles valid currency anymore? If they are, then it’s not worth any rubles. Perhaps bellybutton lint?
Jeremy: One final note. I had a really good time drawing the marathon runners’ faces. Game on.
Epic nerd, indeed.
So by best list or forty-seven, you mean besides the date or the route number or the street address or the mailbox number or the marathon runners’ numbers? I got nothin’. I mean, besides this comment being exactly forty-seven words in length.
47 words in your comment? You are now tied for Nerdth place with Jeff. But I like your style…
I know of a 47 in this strip that I don’t think anyone is going to get…
I’m with Ami, except I would add that your combined IQs probably weigh in at about 47.
Oh, and thanks for the mention of the porch.
Still waiting for that licensed Inky merchandise deal…
Well, that’s just like, your OPINION, man. We have test results showing that our combined IQs weigh 74 pounds.
OK, here goes my list of 47′s from today’s strip:
Entire Comic:
1.Hover over = 47
2.Title in bottom right – 47
3. Date of comic 04.14.11 (Month = 4, If you take all the numbers in Day and Year and add them together (1+4+1+1 = 7) = 47
Panel 1:
1. 47 in the first word bubble
2. 47 from the Hwy Sign – 272 (First 2 + Last 2 = 4, next to the 7)
3. Total number of words in last word bubble (not including spaces = 47)
Panel 2:
1. 47 from the Building Number – 164 (1+6=7, next to 4, switch around = 47)
2. 4G = 4 next to 7th Letter in the alphabet = 47
3. 47 in first word bubble
Panel 3:
1. The Runners (obviously) Runner 4 next to runner 74 in front of runner 7 = 47, 47 or Runner 4 + Runner 7 = 47 and Runner 74 = 47 flipped
The runners are mouthing 47 (Runner One, “Four”, Runner two “Tee”, Runner Three “Seven”) Or at least that’s the whispers I hear as I read today’s strip.
This was fun guys. Thanks.
Haha great list, Todd! I didn’t even know there were exactly 47 non-space characters in the last word bubble of Panel 1. Way to find that!
Oh, and I love that you pulled the idea of the runners mouthing the syllables hahaha. That was totally unintentional, but I can see that.
“More random than others” and “appears more often” sound a bit contradictory, no?
Oh, and just eyeballing it, I’d have to say the angle of the sidewalk edge in panel 3 looks like it could be in the neighborhood for 47-ish degrees.
That would be pretty amazing if we planned it out geometrically. I got out my protractor, and it looks to be about 52°.
I’m only half nerd *and* I’m feeling a bit lazy so… ^ what they said ^
Now that you mention it, the angle of my laptop screen, upon which I’m viewing today’s comic, is indeed at 47°!
Total number of minutes spent trying to find something that wasn’t already listed- 47!
Okay, I will reveal my secret one, that no one has guessed. There are 4 + 7 = 11 buttons on clothing.
I’ve been highly amused by Jeff’s mom coming in the room for the last two days and spouting random numbers – guesses as to how many 47s there are.
yea thats stupid everyone knows 42 is the ultimate answer to life the universe and everything