How many times does the bell toll?

[Dilligaf]

You tell me? I've been asked the same question many times in my younger days! And I've smoked many a bowl trying to figure out the answer to this question... So what is it? My guess is 66...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk]hells bells - YouTube[/ame]

[QuakeRoot]

Typically the bells tolls for every year of the life of the person. At the time of death, the villagers then ring the bell to notify the town there has been a loss; and this was their age.