I had assumed that the numbers make us think of multiples, and we tend to
think of carrots coming in bunches or multiples.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Santucci [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 6:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Friday, and time to test your brain ...
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> I got 8 and a carrot.
>
> Why? My math is bad (so I got 8 instead of 7 :-) and 'six' sounds
> similar to 'sex', so that's why some of us think of carrots.
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