And, most seriously, the Pope caused countless Aids deaths in Africa by upholding the church's prohibition on condoms, even saying that they may aggravate the problem.
Instead they decided to stand on House floor to talk about how countless food aid recipients are avoiding work and buying lobster with their bloated benefits.
Hurrah for Geraint Thomas at the Commonwealth Games road race on a filthy Glasgow day, a first cycling gold for a Welshman at a Commonwealths and a reward for countless hours aiding Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish to their own triumphs.
Fixing "the present, debilitating disconnect between job supply and job demand" would immeasurably aid countless companies and workers, saving the former the huge but generally unrecognized costs of persistent vacancies and the latter the very obvious costs of unemployment (and underemployment).
Christine will be remembered for her countless good works to aid humanity.
Live Aid saved countless lives (the Band Aid Trust has donated over £80m to famine-relief projects) but there was no shortage of dissent.
"We have this clear sense of what happened on the western front, aided by countless books and films.
"She'd say, 'Dad, I just did a triple such-and-such.' And we were like, 'Yeah, whatever, Kelly.' " Early on, she built a reputation for being able to propel herself skyward — amplitude, in the sport's jargon — like no other woman, perhaps aided by countless hours spent on the full-size trampoline that once sat on the second floor, giving a rhythmic beat to the restaurant below.
After events such as Live Aid - and countless evenings of Children in Need and Comic Relief - Luff's idea may not, now, seem terribly fresh.
