\u201cDid you know that seven pairs of twins are born on average at each of the hospitals in Brownville?\u201d said security guard Barney Coxworth to Hank Burnside, the janitor of the Belleview Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaw, had no idea, Barney. Why is that important?\u201d said Hank, steering his mop bucket into a corner to listen further.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, Hank, I\u2019ll bet you 100 dollars that during the coming month there will be no week at any of the five hospitals in Brownville during which twins are born consecutively on each day of any week,\u201d said Barney.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarney, if seven pairs of twins are born every week at each of the five hospitals in Brownville, I figure the stork might just decide to arrive every day now and then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight you are, Hank.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly makes common sense, Barney,\u201d said Hank,\u201c so I\u2019ll take you up on your bet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith a hundred dollars I could buy a pair of shoes,\u201d said Hank.<\/p>\n
\u201cOk, let\u2019s spit and shake on it and see how it goes, Hank,\u201d said Barney with a poker face.<\/p>\n
I wonder who\u00a0<\/em>you think will win the bet, and why?<\/em><\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>