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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ ~- }- @5 v9 Klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% P+ L1 ?4 F% D& Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) l; E9 Z7 Y% m V. q/ }
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! u! e3 b7 t$ P$ @& [# W% d `2 @
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! Z8 N. j& ~/ U, q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% @' u) Z! o# `+ I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 q9 N( @5 t5 x/ M3 R0 Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* t! h% r& [6 Pyou pay me only $5. $ [: S0 b5 l0 l2 D1 t, n; Q
) n' I7 q$ V& t% t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: Q+ r8 j6 ?: v' J1 x' i( G1 B, x will pay you $500. 4 T% [) K! x0 A9 K7 c/ o
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% A% `- L/ V! M" u+ `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' A) h, n: M" jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 @' f0 V4 q4 X3 apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
, q5 c7 J" ~; z; b5 Hlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 i+ c1 y; C! Ithree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, {) e4 X) |4 a Y& a" lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* ?' |8 S! t0 h$ B$ rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* @& j3 ^; a7 Q5 p. C( L$ V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! K( r0 f' o4 O+ L" d8 Vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% e2 P; x2 S! {7 Y7 v+ q/ V% Zback to sleep.
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. f" [2 s, C. Y& V8 O2 LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 @0 V X+ F @9 T' q. T. mwakes the newfie up and asks, ) `7 J& `4 T7 t' ~) z {" {
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 I7 b$ J( h! m- S- | gcomes down with four?'
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' ?5 W) w! P5 V$ z: s d7 SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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