Chuk, if "they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes" The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. it would have been because The first four men (the poorest) had drunk a teaspoon of beer each The fifth had drunk a very small glass of beer The sixth had drunk a small glass The seventh had drunk a medium glass The eighth had drunk two medium glasses The ninth had drunk two large glasses And the tenth man (the richest) had drunk a barrel And yes, the man #10 got what he deserved.
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