How many beans make five?

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Just that. How many beans make five? I was taught two answers to the question. I wondered if anyone else had other answers or whether it's not even asked nowadays.

Arghh nobody has the same as me!

@MyFaceIsAnAONB
finally someone speaks the truth!

A bean, a bean, half a bean, a bean and a half and a bean - obviously.

And now the word 'bean' looks wrong.

I can’t believe no one has said this correctly yet!

A bean, a bean, half a bean, two beans and a half.
That’s the only way that sounds right.

I only clicked on this for the Blackadder references

A bean, a bean, a bean and a half- half a bean and a bean

A bean, a bean, a half a bean, a bean , a half a bean

A bean, a bean and a half, a bean and a half and a bean!

You are all wrong!!

It's definitely only this:

A bean
And a half
And a half
And a bean
And a bean
And a half
And a half

Two in each hand and one in my mouth. I have no idea what it means though.

See my previous response 😁

I’m glad someone else thinks this is the right answer!

A bean, a bean, a half a bean, a bean, a half, a bean.
The commas clarify.

Is this an up north thing?

2 in each hand and 1 in your mouth.

A bean and a half, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean and a half.

Nope. That was from my East End of London Grandparents.

I'm in the 'two in each hand and one in your mouth' camp.

And my East End of London dad 😁

This is what my grandma would say!

still no idea what she was on about though 😂

On a similar note I’m sure my grandma used to say something similar that when you wrote it down spelled HELL? A long and a short…

This answer.

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

Have I accidentally been sniffing glue? What's going on?

Definitely two beans, half a bean, bean and a half and bean.