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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!"

How many beans make 5 

British term. A shibboleth designed to establish whether a person had learned nonsense rhyme "one bean ,two bean,a bean and a half and half a bean" from his Nanny and thereby establish upper or upper middle class origins.
" That fellow isn't our sort at all ,he doesn't even know how many beans make 5"

How many beans make 5 

Seedy sex game played in the bars of Pattaya, where a man guesses the age of a woman based on the view of her clitoris. Played as a best of 5.
Hey, fancy joining me at Noncerama for a game of "how many beans make 5"?
How many beans make 5 by fen riss August 22, 2011

5-Bean Salad 

A sexual act performed on Chaturbate by an attractive woman who humps a pillow, whilst performing dildo karaoke to a song of your choice, whilst wearing a cowboy hat before finally faking a huge lush reaction.
Storm: "What the fuck is a 5-bean salad?"
TheJoShow: "Tip and find out!"
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
Word of the Day on July 15, 2026

Gayborhood 

N. A neighborhood containing homes, clubs, bars, restaurants, and other places of business and entertainment that cater to homosexuals.
"They've opened up a new club in the Gayborhood called the Male Box."
Gayborhood by Mia Shields January 6, 2006
Word of the Day on July 14, 2026