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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
( P/ q* W6 T# |/ z; N) e. T5 Y4 Dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- P3 W( E) E8 m3 R/ S2 @; m4 }that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) R6 D- n' `0 L4 }# J8 vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) y. N& ^" _- y) X
, j' A& X. X6 D5 w. w/ k$ F The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) V3 T" @) P: |* t, g, a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The h6 g2 t3 b8 R; k+ w4 P4 V
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 w8 W( C& g+ M4 Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 Q4 X1 D; M# W! M: a
you pay me only $5.
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! Q5 _) H$ b8 x# V, N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ U5 c0 i8 u' |5 D( ~ will pay you $500.
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6 I) R& U! d8 _2 T5 d j5 O/ D" h, h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 `7 x8 r7 }' P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ H4 ]. y" Z) f8 v1 H+ H' YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. y+ Y c j2 q5 F' k& _the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# v6 ?$ i. l% p* o& H( a2 }0 |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% G& R+ h3 D( w1 n* [* Qlawyer. 5 m! n; C+ P" q; W( u$ u
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 P& |1 v0 `3 K6 Z( n$ UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: {& u) T1 h1 L, Qthree legs, and comes down with four?' / Y4 g- y& O% t( H( l
3 X; ~& L/ T! u) n( Q2 D% c9 AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- Y' i7 o2 T( i, X: X. Vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 |& q8 Q ~, Z2 S8 n! ?- P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 O6 e$ E8 S# I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# P; ~( e8 h. U1 \% bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right @( ^( F( T& z- R
back to sleep.
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+ J2 e ^* E3 j; [" _2 hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ H \0 u/ E$ s# m0 S% m2 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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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