> >Pig Weights
> >A man decides he wants to have a pig roast, so he goes out to a pig farm
to
> >buy one. He agrees on a per pound price with the farmer and then begins
to
> >select a pig.
> >
> >"How about that one?" "OK, replies the farmer."
> >
> >The farmer then picks up the pig, puts its tail in his mouth, lets it
hang
> >from his mouth, and then declares, "This one weighs 74 pounds."
> >
> >"That's amazing," the man says, "are you sure you can tell a pig's
weight
> by
> >using that method?"
> >
> >"Yep," replies the farmer, "we've used this method in our family for
> >generations."
> >
> >To prove his accuracy, the farmer puts the pig on a scale and it weighs
> >exactly 74 pounds.
> >
> >"My son can do it too," boasts the farmer.
> >
> >And sure enough, the farmer's son comes over, puts another pig's tail in
> his
> >mouth, lets it hang, and then says, "This one weighs 83 pounds."
> >
> >The farmer then confirms his son's accuracy with the scale.
> >
> >"My wife can do it too," says the farmer. "Son, go get your mother."
> >
> >The boy runs off to the house and returns a few minutes later.
> >
> >"Mom can't come out right now," says the son, "she's busy weighing the
> >mailman.
> >
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