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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.
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