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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 t0 u5 a1 ?: p- ?2 X M/ r4 @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% w! g. ^+ r! o4 ^! f; a8 V5 mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; D- C$ Y9 |; z& ]6 D) Athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' _7 S4 G& J0 e6 U' ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 ` w: \; d. t7 @! S! ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; E+ {) s6 ~! R& ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 a, |) Y8 n, B- j
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 w2 P* n2 R8 \% c0 s( A; e8 nyou pay me only $5. 7 x2 k, e% g9 _
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* J3 \$ y0 p' L7 i; x8 a7 s/ h
will pay you $500.
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3 u' \' e9 I4 b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 m$ |* k* |* O7 V7 ^the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : H) K- u3 [# B/ c
) f/ `' ^& u( S) i* W( V9 K8 hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 K$ R% {2 m) `, `: x- rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % Y% C3 ~0 ~, a. l7 h
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 S) ]* v5 F+ j2 Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! x9 Q0 o" l- t/ _2 k1 ?3 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 J+ J n9 \" N/ \: V6 C4 q/ M
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 V- W; m! m3 \2 Y+ dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- x, L5 [" w4 ^4 R7 ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; `' U1 X. r& l3 a: [7 N7 V+ v& Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 p" M* ~7 y6 U$ D9 Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# z' i$ t) E* O+ k. G- g6 Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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: n# n. b( _# V! B! f+ eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# X, b; b4 C) V) O
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( f( [8 Q5 N) f$ x7 M9 r3 g; \
comes down with four?'
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2 w5 ]! }- Y! `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 J4 C. `4 [ W- M0 B( Y4 r
and goes back to sleep.
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