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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ D% l( y2 Y2 dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" F6 h4 F2 P" F- Y7 vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; O! W/ T, Y2 S- w) D
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & a& c- `) p& J1 M+ c$ O
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so M- E- i) ^) ]' d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 @4 |; N0 z$ K0 A. V' _0 q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ m: \8 a' {# j# aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 k2 ^& P4 v9 l" Zyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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/ {# P+ E* ?* S; D- W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 L* [6 e; i3 p* tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . X" C9 U- g; F& E |! d2 k
3 r+ H$ L; ]8 a1 G4 Z4 l3 `. w9 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 ]1 n& s2 ]' h7 O6 m, {) f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " J4 g. M Y8 e- M+ _) F
) n7 C2 {6 f8 h% ?The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 R/ s; O, O8 }' s% @/ b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
y( A6 m) G. ]# q- J& J( n: dlawyer. 0 o0 W% I/ I* D/ p. |
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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, ~% u' e8 n0 w& s( z9 D7 y" nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; _- ^( O9 P( `+ \" F; Tthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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1 y- E4 t, n( N% Q2 x+ j2 h) a5 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 p0 V h# W: J4 creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ H7 Q: F3 U" h6 J$ U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( z' s H i- |- U0 y- vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" P& m) W6 x F0 \$ e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 ?" k' z, U P, E. n' ?
back to sleep.
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0 i1 j, r9 x1 u; W7 xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) Q* Z) [% c" q5 }2 o gwakes the newfie up and asks, 4 h2 L+ r5 E9 b, H* g
$ H, a% F+ B$ P2 z$ ?'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, @; o9 j: ]2 |7 r4 S# Y
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 s, ^, _1 K) Z8 r
and goes back to sleep.% p$ I& v0 v( Q# l3 V! _* E
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