Hey, this is where I get all the good jokes I post elsewhere.
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Iām simply aghast.
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Use of the term āaghastā implies the existence of multiple ghasts, yes?
I poured my root beer into a square cup.
Now I just have beer.
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Five.
Or three, depending on your definition of āanimal.ā
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Twenty-five
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Sorry. No. It does not say, Every elephant was headed for the river, and on the way, they each saw two monkeys headed toward the river.
Those going toward the river: One rabbit, two monkeys, and two parrots.
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Every elephant may have seen the same 2 monkeys. Also it is unclear whether the elephants are heading to the river or not. So we have definitvely:
The rabbit (no relation)
At least two monkeys
At least two parrots
For five minimum.
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If each elephant saw two unique monkeys, we have:
The rabbit
The six elephants, who MAY have been heading for the river
Twelve monkeys (thatād be a good name for a movie)
Twelve parrots
For a maximum of 31 animals.
Thatās how I read it too.
I count the same way, but deduct the six elephants who it clearly does not say were heading for the river. That leaves me with 25.
And yes, we all seem agreed the parrots are āanimals.ā
Clearly some have chosen to misinterpret the second sentence.
Au contraireā¦I readily admit to two possible interpretations and thus two possible answers. I chose one of them but cannot prove my interpretation to be superior to the other.
ā¦but itās YOUR interpretation. Wouldnāt that imply itās superior? 
though, I respectfully disagree.
It might haveā¦once upon a time. But Iāve had a really profound ego death over the past few months and Iām a different man now.
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ā¦and your sense of humor did not survive the transformation?
Iām going with 5 as well.
1 rabbit is going towards the river.
2 monkeys are going towards the river.
2 parrots are going towards the river because the 2 monkeys are holding a parrot each.
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LOL. I was on a BB about house rabbits, which are quite territorial, especially the does. Someone asked āwhatās the best way to integrate a new rabbitā and I answered āadd up all of its cross-sectional areas along its lengthā. Nobody seemed to like it.
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