language is amazing. less vs fewer was a vague preference offered once in like the 1700s. OP said there was no real difference between the two he just preferred fewer; hundreds of years later we argue about it o7
to be clear, i don't watch tv; i don't even have a tv anymore. i will pull up msnbc clips on my computer when i am eating at my desk, if i don't have anything better to watch at that time. it's about the limit of what i can handle to keep up with whatever the hell is happening on cable news.