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How many beans make 5?

It's a British sort of joke phrase such that when asked the reply or answer is:

Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean.

My father used to ask me this when I was young and it was told to me as,

"Two beans, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean."

After looking at various sources trying to figure out why anyone started saying this at all, I came across many versions. They all seem to contain most of the following parts in some arrangement: two beans, a bean, bean and a half and half a bean. I decided on this version because if listen you can hear the rhythm like a poem.

"Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean."

Oddly about 1 in 5 of the answers didn't actually add up to 5 beans.
The father turned to his little boy and asked, "How many beans make 5?" To which his son replied with great enthusiasm,
"Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean!"
by S. Whiplash June 4, 2018
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Make out buddy

When two people are strictly friends in public, but as soon as they are alone or bored they make out. They are just two friends who hook up, they are not friends with benefits.
"Are you going out with him yet?"
"No. He's just my make out buddy."
by kat123 January 20, 2009
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Make me

What a bottom says to their top/dom when they 1:doesn't think 2: wants to get pinned down or 3: is a brat and wants to get attention and/or annoy the top/dom

If u say "make me" to a top it's bad but if u say it to a dom it's a 1000 times worse
Top/dom: haha, stfu(or basically telling you to do something)

Brat/bottom: Make me.

Top/dom: you really shouldn't have said that...*evil smile*
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