The Watering Hole

;)

An Indian chief had three wives, each of whom was pregnant.

The first gave birth to a boy. The chief was so elated he built her a teepee made of deer hide.

A few days later, the second gave birth, also to a boy. The chief was very happy. He built her a teepee made of antelope hide.

The third wife gave birth a few days later, but the chief kept the details a secret. He built this one a two story teepee, made out of a hippopotamus hide. The chief then challenged the tribe to guess what had occurred.

Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys.

"Correct," said the chief. "How did you figure it out?"

The warrior answered, "It's elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."

Wow that's an oldie - remember that from school, along with this one around the same time,
The great red Indian Warrior Geronimo was sitting by the fireside talking to his great grandchildren when one of them said to him,

'' Grandpa Geronimo, can you explain to me how we got our names ? ''
Geronimo says '' Well, when your sister was about to be born, I looked to the skys and saw a passing cloud and named her Passing Cloud ''.
When your brother was about to be born, I saw a great burning fire and called him Burning Fire ''.

'' Why do you ask Two Dogs Fucking ?''

(the orginal was shagging - but that doesn't translate well into US)

We've all seen the Austin Powers movies so shagging should be well known!  :D

Gosh Fingers, you disappointed me!  I thought for sure that you would point out that the math was wrong in the first joke!  The answer should be 1.414 not 2!  ;)

Heh - I just scanned and thought the old pythagoras joke.

Yeah - actually reading it thru -  sons aint involved with the "squaw of the hippopotamus  hide" :)

so twins and shit is just misdirection - it's just wrong.

That "squaw of the hippopotamus  hide" is just hot.  :P

and worth the sons of the other two hides.  :)

CraigBert — Apr 05, 2011 The answer should be 1.414 not 2!  ;)

BUT both of those "answers" are just profoundly wrong. ?
maybe in a

Manchester United 1 - SurReal Madrid Fish

that may work :)

Ok thinking more on the matter - if a sons on the squaws on the hippo side is required to balance the pythag.
Then the sons would have to satisfy a pythagorean sum of the squaws on the Hippo

Which makes all the sons equal.

Sounds like a good interview question

If you want to employ smart arses :)

the sons aren't equal - just the sons of squaws are equal - in case you didn't get what I meant.  ;)

didn't explain it well.

There would be a whole range of possible solutions to this equation. :)

two right angle triangles sharing the same Hippo :)

Oh no!  Not ANOTHER Man-U fan!  ::)

At least you're not a Gooner like my business partner. ;)

I am actually a QPR fan from birth.

And they will - praying to the Lordy -  be back in the premiership next year  :)