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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) q+ Q2 U. D( J+ \! a! h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 U4 |0 C0 A2 U7 Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; x9 p0 p$ M) @ i/ X# y% g( v! e1 Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' L6 a- e, l' h& u/ l$ z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 y7 B) J9 s* q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 Q7 Q! g X! _- s: p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, }+ ~8 P) I. Z. mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 v+ M% d" V4 | q, V O8 f
you pay me only $5. % }7 `+ P8 W" j; B r+ _$ k" E
6 S6 [ E- ]5 @: l$ C! P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* K9 s$ C2 s0 [9 S will pay you $500. # `" K1 W& H: `" v# W# s
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# f4 B3 u* h; Z- \+ C. O! {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , O: z Q% `" z- y
( H I! |! L8 ]' {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# ~+ n- @* e6 W! Z+ `% zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 P; E# [& ~4 Y7 u: k
9 N, ^. g0 M( p G' y+ Z$ sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! t$ v( X2 z. s" J9 X6 wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& ]4 h ^4 t/ {4 E. X! Z. q
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: o: f% P3 J1 v
% Q% `4 g! q" ~3 R! h6 MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ r5 p3 E# N# ~
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# v+ ~9 h7 r; k5 k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 h: }1 k4 y9 u6 s! [, P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' F1 q9 |3 x b4 @* @8 }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: }2 P* ~0 l* F9 Z, w# I$ U
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ Q. j6 j0 y) Bback to sleep.
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( R# H, Z# V' c9 F# e; ~4 }3 z; c( b/ oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; N# x+ d p9 S2 O0 T6 f6 Wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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; S3 ]; X3 ~4 s u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 D% S; v- z( j# u& ?3 b* [0 Ycomes down with four?'
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' p+ z' m7 W) J* g& g' ]1 _# OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
5 ^4 t- o; z8 a, B3 B4 Band goes back to sleep.
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