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Old 01-22-2004, 04:22 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by BacardiJim
It's a play on words, Dom. He "weighs" 146 KG standing on one foot. He "weighs" meat while standing on two feet. Because he's a butcher. The riddle is taking advantage of the fact that the word "weigh" can be used two different ways (hehehe) and by mentioning kilograms first your mind tends to latch onto that usage of the word and glide right over the other.
I'm well aware it's a play on word Bacardi, but I find 146Kg a very high weight for a butcher. Thats one obese man; 23 Stone for those unfamiliar with the metric system. So I think the play on words may be on both weigh and feet.
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