I got approved for my three Amex cards (Blue, Gold, and Clear) with 47 inquiries on my EX.
When I first decided to get credit cards last July before I found myFICO, I didn't know that applying actually mattered (in terms of getting inq dings) and would apply for anything and everything.
Hehe, I think Concorduser can also relate, but I haven't seen him posting lately so he might not see this thread.
Here we go again...