 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ m$ m; }/ |& y8 |" Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ I' o) F, ^; |' athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' L0 }3 g G; Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . g1 T+ e# ~. Q' v
0 E L, G# N% g2 r$ f
The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 z3 g$ `; j7 {, Z W he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 H V% e& B2 X( @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* s4 R8 D2 U' k; d0 Q. Q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ E8 f# N6 B8 X7 s" z& u
you pay me only $5. & o4 E* F1 Y: Q- [) @
' r. y$ A, [% ~, j: [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 b, W2 s# t- f1 h
will pay you $500. 4 [ Z7 g \" J5 {) J4 a
, O0 k, h0 {! e: D
This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" P0 B; s) K$ b* J. |- F5 O# P: C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( s7 Q( n- Q( {1 s8 r
% b: |) V) C' V5 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 h9 P1 s0 b; C4 U* \6 U$ }+ ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " D3 o# _0 h9 y+ B* P6 n9 R
5 G6 g* e- h* O. f3 \1 \
The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 N& X' P7 J# d1 N z+ H# Q+ c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the ]0 O* e7 d( \3 x* K! [/ r
lawyer. 6 I" d$ X: ~% n6 ~9 Q# a2 V
' P2 f/ n* s* MNow, it's the newfie's turn.- n. n$ L1 }" _' a8 r
* E+ [9 i! t3 |/ v5 |& LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 u' }# u0 Y6 p! k e
three legs, and comes down with four?' N) n# v% r0 ?! u
: h. W9 a2 \5 g; Y8 k& ?' gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" ^ ]* I( V4 L oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 [/ T; ]/ g7 k$ g9 u% m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( p5 Q0 K2 {$ o$ rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& F( c5 w4 i/ Z) xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ s7 F$ f% n- E& Oback to sleep. 9 b4 m+ X K8 ~0 m" w
& r; R0 D( A' X( O4 B( O( O
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 Z/ ]5 ?! L# H# ^' G* cwakes the newfie up and asks,
2 G! h3 |# c# Q+ K l5 a; {% b6 i6 u2 H
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and ^, n1 Q" g" O$ q4 C
comes down with four?'
3 A; ~; L/ c# V. [* S% H5 b5 B9 }7 L1 d% P
The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- S* v3 q- b4 x2 y# G
and goes back to sleep.4 l" D; }9 Z% W
6 ^" {/ S, j: o7 ?- }/ \$ B4 G5 T6 J
|
|