Abraham Lincoln once asked one of his secretaries, "If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horsehave?".
"Five," replied the secretary.
"No," said the President, "The answer is four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
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Tail or Leg
Abraham Lincoln once asked one of his secretaries, "If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horsehave?".
"Five," replied the secretary.
"No," said the President, "The answer is four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."