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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 e) }8 t% {; J
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- C6 _( x: F. f) H. `
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) ? @9 m* u, [7 O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 p4 z0 Z" w/ T+ U& c$ U$ B
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% v e& \* a6 s3 {: A8 |1 j he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- v' {( \+ o- y) |3 `
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* ?) @7 _! o9 u* I8 vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 |4 Q) k# i+ ?* @; M
you pay me only $5. 4 ~3 c0 j' U) C6 `1 M
3 W! G, v8 s2 C: [4 G' d' N. F You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- T8 }- f! _0 ` will pay you $500.
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F: d) l! P' |3 i0 g; H This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: ? e) }9 p0 q2 c9 Mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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& ]2 ~0 n9 y* `$ c& wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- T9 n4 l( d3 D# V& h! `6 D4 dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * N, v8 N) h% [# {: k
) i {% e$ D4 pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 O; J0 \, g9 \! N$ H4 O. \0 Y; S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" \7 \* X5 J8 {( _6 q( B
lawyer.
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& e( Z( G: k& j2 TNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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# J9 i. I I. `9 u' h+ x5 q0 K+ W7 k% sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. X* @6 ]0 a* d6 R: A5 Mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 [. K! n7 v$ i0 P+ o4 pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 b1 D2 r( s; V2 vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ s3 ]* |% L5 h% @! `3 Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; D* a' X/ V0 i1 i3 O. y. fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! H0 T+ O7 b# yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 t/ T- P# A# i* P' V. H2 o9 @back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 v+ Z8 [1 U( R3 x' o% ~+ |! Mwakes the newfie up and asks, ( ?3 d% |% I: }7 e$ M
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: _, P$ u5 M) z+ ` mcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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