A farmer had five female pigs. Times were hard, so he decided to take them to the county fair and sell them.
At the fair, he met another farmer who owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.
The farmers lived 60 miles apart, so they agreed to drive 30 miles each and find a field in which to let the pigs mate.
The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 0500, loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, and drove the 30 miles.
While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if they are pregnant?"
The other farmer replied, "If they're in the grass in the morning, they're pregnant. If they're in the mud, they're not." The next morning, the pigs were rolling in the mud.
So the farmer hosed them off, loaded them up, and drove to the field to try again.
This continued each morning for more than a week. One morning the farmer was so tired, he couldn't get out of bed. He called to his wife,
"Honey, please look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or in the grass."
"Neither," yelled his wife. "They're in the station wagon and one of them is honking the horn."
At the fair, he met another farmer who owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.
The farmers lived 60 miles apart, so they agreed to drive 30 miles each and find a field in which to let the pigs mate.
The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 0500, loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, and drove the 30 miles.
While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if they are pregnant?"
The other farmer replied, "If they're in the grass in the morning, they're pregnant. If they're in the mud, they're not." The next morning, the pigs were rolling in the mud.
So the farmer hosed them off, loaded them up, and drove to the field to try again.
This continued each morning for more than a week. One morning the farmer was so tired, he couldn't get out of bed. He called to his wife,
"Honey, please look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or in the grass."
"Neither," yelled his wife. "They're in the station wagon and one of them is honking the horn."



