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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
[3 E4 h3 d, M& N5 ?5 ^, n7 v3 w. qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. r: y* n1 ~* F, s! A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 y/ o4 F/ S) H7 Dthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; R7 c. P! u* M( q- d
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 K, Q9 q) G4 H* o& O# F8 O! c) T& a
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; u; J1 u4 o G& H% F; cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 T9 q) i M" T) g7 x( @8 Q- T' kyou pay me only $5. , u: j$ t$ Y5 ?2 F
9 Q2 P. {& N: p5 W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 |, s0 E0 r' j0 `
will pay you $500. ! h5 j9 _: Q2 r1 C: L
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) \ Y9 B% J% c" D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; M& m9 A z8 G; A: v6 b1 z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; y+ S( y9 x9 N! [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 e3 f. _- i( Z' t. d+ H7 g
C5 w- W" l& D- c- sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 L+ F2 e ~5 i$ b: S3 qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- j% U2 a3 Y4 h+ m% m4 Y5 l
) u1 Z7 v1 L( v6 dHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 b9 g, ]) J5 U6 J/ c
three legs, and comes down with four?' 6 |- I" s% J8 Z% D
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# l8 z1 D. K7 d& T( S
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: m/ \1 K8 Y6 b( F8 g0 Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ d, q' s1 \$ {: w, }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 `4 T6 }6 J7 u. s c% jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 ~5 P2 U# s1 G; }7 L, o3 ~back to sleep. 1 r0 b7 y( r: }# W
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 W) v. n% p' {) Mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 e5 g; Y" _, G7 Z9 X1 y6 i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" j. _0 u% d1 \6 S' K+ R
comes down with four?'
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' N$ a7 }$ n' L8 G$ d( p) R6 W" eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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