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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: i5 J* [4 [- T$ I9 ?- I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' A6 @3 Z( g$ k# D7 ^0 }( Q6 bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% y3 a/ y& H0 J2 S1 y% E! Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 z! u; ?" X. f) i
: B! Q! o2 r' S) I2 ]9 y0 s The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" u& R3 H: Y% D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- u6 f5 b( Y$ v. `. W3 E) s# c8 J# [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# I' h0 L5 q, m0 X; Q) F# z' ?2 {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, g# g7 _ y( l/ ^3 k' q& W4 Myou pay me only $5. 7 |/ L6 D" M/ i# r% j3 B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 L/ I' o5 G) z N5 \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : X9 ^- R# `8 q7 y: o! s
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
5 A/ h2 h) O0 I7 b, f% y8 uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 ]8 X H9 B% X5 R* r; P* j! UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 k d- k w6 R3 ]% m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 h5 P" {9 B+ u+ p* H+ a3 r
lawyer.
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4 \2 A) J0 L' w+ C3 vNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 Z Y8 C- x+ A5 w. \" f
; r* ]0 U' E+ R. nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
( r# ^/ p3 K* ^2 Qthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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' m1 C% N3 \% jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ o, n& q1 O0 K0 `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 l3 B6 U5 l( W1 Z7 d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 v; u& d4 u, u. ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; Q/ x7 D; B1 V2 mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 c/ ^9 g: U" i* Aback to sleep. ( _% h: [! x/ B' m3 e; g
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ y4 V+ \. w" P
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: Q5 T4 U- j& j3 G s3 E: y0 q0 C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, B* U* y% n$ x0 \" m
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" B: n+ I' Z' C% s7 ` i$ _5 X
and goes back to sleep.
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