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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 T- T+ R0 H# O. A& Y7 D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
`# p' R8 B9 P3 j4 r: m5 Sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 K8 v# A* G: v
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 o" A0 ] E }7 _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% k# z7 g7 Y) @, ] x# { he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" J- J9 g7 w. j+ p9 z1 ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ S2 K1 S* R$ o* G2 ?( wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% r$ b" A3 m" W% d3 e: \$ V
you pay me only $5. 1 h0 N8 Z/ ]& N, F4 U
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ D9 h- [7 D- ?, _the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) V5 P/ d" q1 U# N8 I+ ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ U, K5 A$ I! J: r) \
- D: a# Y4 Z b7 a3 PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 b6 M0 ?/ r9 u8 ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. N3 }* F: O& @! }. r
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/ Z7 F: @8 F6 c+ yNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 H9 v1 P0 D/ l+ ?0 y+ I& E' P7 x0 X
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 W2 a; w" ]/ R6 j/ O9 q, rthree legs, and comes down with four?' S7 A7 I4 f2 \3 L4 J+ p
" L$ E; P- B" N4 z$ l. H/ j6 FThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 C+ Z/ c* r6 t5 q: H d1 Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( G6 ~* \+ I9 x2 ?3 s
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 Y( c9 ?/ e& Q( Q7 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" d. J" F8 b+ Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 h1 [; \" V8 j
back to sleep. 6 v: u( G, P) h9 A
1 n$ c$ [) N# B& D) w+ i7 }2 m6 EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' V) W: [5 G7 X9 X4 w! p" Y
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; ~( t5 f% O2 ~9 S3 v
and goes back to sleep./ `" e# k5 O5 X9 p+ R
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