As rich girls Paris Hilton (above, left) and Nicole Richie learn the hard way that The Simple Life is a tough road to hoe, we tally their progress, episodes 1 through 3.

-- Cost of pre-farm Dior shopping spree $5,335 -- Number of awkward silences with host family 4 -- Times the girls sneak out 1 -- Number of chickens that need pluckin' 6 -- Times they whine ''Ewwwwww!'' 19 -- Times they shriek ''Oh, my God!'' 16 -- Times they wail ''I'm gonna die!'' 8 -- Money each earned before being fired from the dairy farm $42 -- Money each earned in one day of toil at burger joint $56 -- Outfit changes for Paris' pooch, Tinkerbell 5 -- Number of expletives bleeped 12 -- Times Paris' butt crack is blurred 4


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