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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% _1 J' L+ T7 b* p( T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 s! x1 r' v6 \) ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& \7 C- g. |; h
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( Z2 B$ ^% a/ z" ~2 B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
M; \1 m# u! r! t6 { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 I5 h6 u0 k3 N' W6 j* Z5 B
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& }, a$ j9 r- a4 n8 O2 v* S5 W
you pay me only $5. - B+ r1 P' b, e: _/ Q
g3 r2 N2 I, }% R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 E- U R- E- H- S" S# }
will pay you $500. 3 Q# j9 H- x" Y' U
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- R# k5 Z# ]- \& N7 K+ L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, d7 g0 m; Z8 r8 c6 o' ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - r* E: s: ]6 S) K
9 ~1 P8 k' ]. b7 p5 V- u: v' yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# _4 {! q8 P: Z& gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 b" F9 g0 v. j( J/ n0 z7 w$ H X1 V
lawyer. 7 w- m1 ^1 G9 r/ W. V, `
' U$ E0 |5 F& ?( dNow, it's the newfie's turn. D+ p' x5 I L1 S, o# r
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; P& k6 Y& a; F$ p: r
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( [$ h& U& |; ]) g8 K/ u# mThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 |: P- s% Y5 o+ F) \/ I2 @( G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ H/ ] c. P+ ^& ^4 S
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 _1 R) [# b7 {. {! Y7 oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 m5 n' E1 ~' t- q/ N: z4 n
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& r0 `5 O7 h" n3 m8 D3 _, R
back to sleep. 5 U, V# l* u- X$ A: z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, R7 D+ j6 x- N/ e; U% q& `6 ~- a
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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6 M/ B6 l. q' QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 m, k, F& k, N, G( Y! Z
and goes back to sleep.
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