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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
; g: J( }* w! `4 S8 Dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 b/ B2 |/ r }0 ~, G4 \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) f+ ~2 O7 g# r8 M" ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( i9 u2 i1 c6 M* U7 o+ g
" t/ V* b/ U! I8 z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" p/ K2 h/ Q6 h0 c* b* L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# g0 n; S4 l5 M9 ], Z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 W6 D) { |% \8 T
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- P" ~; x2 ? D) d
you pay me only $5. " b5 E. r; o. R# D# J1 f
# D/ Y1 z( p8 n* i. y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: g3 ]3 [* R; j! } m( f+ r will pay you $500. # }/ n' y- Y' p0 n+ |* e
5 x$ n3 w4 S0 _/ f8 R This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ [% I3 v; w3 x: Gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 G4 Y2 {8 @3 d+ ^" t1 MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 A0 {& e8 \% F* x+ c$ m0 ~7 [# Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 [* l7 e: \0 `+ B
n% I* x! h/ k5 z- V# m% {: fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: i% Q3 N3 n* }; t8 l7 i7 Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 u, ~2 Q9 t. t7 IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% i( ^* Y) Z u% E( E
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) T( r) A Z/ K2 s* g+ V3 G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' W) E k& P* s) t8 a( H" L, c1 [& R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( I# m0 f2 f0 B5 F) @7 [
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# O) z( u# m W7 `hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 }4 h; {" ?: w8 A/ o
back to sleep.
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1 j: l6 r1 ^ a9 @4 GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: _; k5 e& B: ~( R R
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 K( D; Y+ o+ C; ?* S% k. hcomes down with four?' # R' T0 K. S1 X; S7 S
! }) T1 a" u- v" O8 V4 D3 hThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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