40

Forty is:
-To understand a people, you must live among them for 40 days. ~Arabic proverb
-the caliber of the bullet in the .40 S&W handgun cartridge
-in the Saying "Life begins at forty"
-the distance run in the 40 yard dash in American football scouting
-A song by Dave Matthews Band
-the number of years of marriage as the ruby wedding anniversary
-the code for direct dial international phone calls to Romania
-the number in the designation of:
Interstate 40, a freeway that runs from California to North Carolina
-"40", a 1983 song by U2 from their album War
-The band Crush 40
-in the name of WD-40, a spray lubricant
-in the name of the food additive FD & C Red Dye #40, commonly known as "Red 40"
-the 40 ounce (1.183 liter) size used for liquor, typically fairly cheap malt liquor; a person sometimes "pours a forty on the curb", i.e., pours out said bottle onto the street, in memory of a person who has died
-the number of thieves in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
-the customary number of hours in a regular workweek in some Western countries. The song, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" by Alabama (as well as their album, 40-Hour Week), takes its name from the standard workweek length.
-the classic Russian vodka is alcohol content 40 percent by volume
-the jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired by the Arizona Cardinals
-the jersey number of Gayle Sayers, which was retired by the Chicago Bears
-The Rolling Stones CD "Forty Licks"
-the number of positions on a number of radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40 and American Country Countdown.
-forty is the number of weeks for an average term of pregnancy
-Ronald Reagan was the 40th president from 1981 to 1989.

40 is the number of pounds I have now lost on weight watchers since Jan 30th!!!