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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" l$ X9 m/ }2 c1 V( P$ L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 R" M- ]: Q% |0 f8 m$ t
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! }8 t5 L6 Y; ~' O( m) I3 gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! \+ ]! r" z \1 j6 d2 ?
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, Z7 f+ |4 M0 W
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" y4 Z7 O( g" k4 D7 {9 V1 N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ f" m c; k& S* _+ G
you pay me only $5. & }# [3 [7 G8 |: I& i3 A, O
3 m+ w! o+ M" \" u You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, E5 S; M, f' \- c& z+ |; z1 y will pay you $500. % ]5 p1 ]6 Z* I0 o7 [1 {
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
, Y: V' W1 R& m, t, hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% ]) E0 h9 a6 @0 q7 Z" yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* Z( D2 I( z" `' m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 D N- M! }9 B
. r# q0 i: E" p# s- _2 O( {) OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 ]6 ?- H) F& ]2 h* h" _, g6 Q/ [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 N# ^% I9 ^, N. N
lawyer.
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6 j8 U4 i/ N( ?' bNow, it's the newfie's turn. r7 _6 {2 K( O8 I1 o; K
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% e4 ?. v# ~. Z4 n! ^+ M
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 F3 a# V# \% x' [1 o% w& O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 G j! H- ]6 P9 D; Y, v+ O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 w4 B n- Q# r4 D/ ~2 J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' ~+ y. q, i( Y0 c3 S7 |* mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 t g! [( l8 @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" }% O7 i0 o N9 m8 J% W
back to sleep. * p) V& G" f# V8 E( ]
N/ E' ~% i7 G QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 U0 B4 Q) k8 `* j* C; A0 L% P8 n
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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5 D3 b* O# y5 a& o' jThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% K- J" r6 Y4 s
and goes back to sleep.
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