Back in square bashing days in the RAF, my flight was interviewed by the station phsychologist. He asked everyone this questioin. What does it mean, why would you ask and what's your answer. I said it depened on whether or not they were Heinz or jumping beans I didn't get promoted.
2006-10-14 00:43:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Two beans, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean...heard it as a child, sort of a little rhyme. Probably not what you are looking for but anyway...
2006-10-14 00:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by Saskia M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too bad I wasn't your interviewer....
My Mom is an English teacher. She gets stressed out by the papers she has to correct, so I am always telling her that I will do it for her. Anyone who makes me laugh gets an A and everyone else gets a B... She hasn't actually gone for it yet, but you never know.. Anyway.. I liked your answer.. and I haven't been around a jumping bean for years, but they certainly are fun... :) Why do they jump anyway? I forget..
2006-10-14 15:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by River 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a jingle which runs:
half a bean,
a bean,
a bean and a half
and two beans
makes five.
I came across an interesting snippet on the following link:
www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q2/12034.html -
"Q: How many beans make five?
A: If you say that five beans make five, you deny their reality. But nobody would say that six potatoes make five."
Would this have done, I wonder?
2006-10-14 02:23:08 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old British expression, used in the context "he knows how many beans make five", meaning "he knows his stuff" or referring to one who's good at mathematical puzzlers. Derives from the days of the abacus, when the wooden beads (beans) were moved along in various increments.
"He's a clever bloke, he knows how many beans make five"
2006-10-14 00:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by daisymay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
444
2006-10-14 00:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry O' Bean wot. Never heard this before but www.goenglish.com may help. Toodlepip. Chocks away.
2006-10-14 03:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 08:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is fifteen
you have to arrange them to make the word five
2006-10-14 00:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone told me it was 2 in each hand and one up your b-m.
2006-10-14 07:16:45 · answer #9 · answered by Dotty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One makes five if you already have four.
2006-10-14 04:13:39 · answer #10 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋