Ker-splat,
First off, welcome to the forum! Secondly, if you are wondering about the smart-aleck answers, its because this question gets asked a lot, and its not a question everyone feels comfortable answering in public....its kind of like asking a woman how much she weighs.
Many also wonder why they question is being asked. It seems to be asked more often by new board members, who are probably just curious to see how their collections stack up to others. But it could also be asked by an anti-gunner trolling for "dirt" to use against us. If you started things out by saying how many you own, it may allay this fear a bit.
Cheers!