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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 [% c; ?* d0 J, Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 r% |- X9 I* o; q( ]# W( d M+ Y: bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( `, j' ?: e: u. m( ~2 Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: Z+ u. o, ?# ~" s* j4 D5 h8 B The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 u2 T& N E' j0 v! e# ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# h6 p7 z3 f6 z" u0 X8 \: A3 Y" C E
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 V( P* O( |# d- U o/ q: u) r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 F" @, E5 e* q7 V- @you pay me only $5.
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7 k0 r4 N4 I! }1 O8 Q: N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
a8 v9 j' p3 d# B- }; ~+ j2 n4 q will pay you $500.
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9 j( F+ ^) Q. p0 s/ B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) U* j! Y3 b2 d: J+ ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 e8 K- l. t! a) Ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& U: U: W' |( w3 u5 QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! A/ {% \; ~2 Z4 M" y8 ]+ W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 I# \6 z/ A% M" Y. L3 }% w' A! pNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 q' }. Q0 v7 G$ ~& a9 THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. r) v( d v% k$ b
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 _; |- q! t, B6 W- ]" O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 G4 F! c4 u, n% ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. x5 x1 d, X% J9 j9 X
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 _: i4 ~1 m0 n+ U& B: q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
- K1 {2 e' Q) [2 P+ I' Fback to sleep. " a( m) B* ]1 ?5 a y6 N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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, V; u/ T9 L* y* p, Y& i& i. f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- H. t& f$ a4 T& n
comes down with four?' * S1 }, E$ [4 O/ G' O' U2 w2 ]& H4 r
* y) ~% U9 A7 f8 eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ M7 p; D! I2 }1 Kand goes back to sleep.
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