<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=148593.msg6740796#msg6740796">Quote from: blakel on 10-08-2012, 22:45:41</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/>I'm missing the joke here...<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=how%20many%20beans%20make%20five</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">How many beans make five<br/>   <br/>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.<br/>"He's a clever bloke, he knows how many beans make five"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The answer, obviously, is five. It is thus a stupid question.<br/><br/>There is a saying, "The only stupid question is the one you don't ask".