Exactly how many ways are there to skin a cat?

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So you've always heard that "There's more than one way to skin a cat." This saying has always made me wonder...just exactly how many ways are there to skin a cat? Related questions include "Why would you skin a cat in the first place?" and "Who figured out that there is more than one way to skin a cat?" and my personal favorite "Did the person that figured out there was more than one way to skin a cat end up as a serial killer?" Douglas Adams fans know the answers to these questions, and indeed, all questions, already, but its still fun to talk about.