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To: JohnM who wrote (6564)12/10/2005 9:40:53 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 542193
 
I believe the Lincoln quote comes from an actual trial -- and goes like this:

Lincoln asked a witness, "If a man were to call the tail of a dog a leg, how many legs would the dog have?"

"Five" the witness replied.

"Wrong" Lincoln replied with a smile, "The dog still has four legs, calling the tail a leg doesn´t make it one."