 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 l& ^' F* Z5 ~+ ~& ?/ k- S1 R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- A% k: s+ S: r8 t) s
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. N4 `% |: e4 }& Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ; o% N8 Z4 ?) L. ^9 [
4 L' t8 v9 `9 M# G& R2 L0 Q4 f
The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 V! d" r j' }" w% L* ], t8 T7 @ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% S" D# k# C# F1 V p) q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# ^' e* ^6 T& c) a1 q. b4 Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ e; B/ O: Z5 d; Y6 ~2 i
you pay me only $5. 4 \3 |/ D+ M) g! W3 P
0 R6 Y8 [5 |2 d. @# E- l; R- d
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 I+ T7 g: J8 a will pay you $500. 2 K, A9 _4 C7 [6 |: W, Z
5 K7 Y7 q/ c9 \8 i, j* h8 ] B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 D' G3 f; C# x* F7 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
1 q- y7 s& v- r
& ^0 s H. e6 i% m4 N+ s2 H6 UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 S# O- Y( ]1 F L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
8 ~# x- N' O7 L) v7 u: j# ]5 r+ s# L8 J
The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; L) g2 u* j0 \9 C) k# h/ O" [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: v% I* c0 F; i5 q
lawyer. & I! ^' K/ W/ B# _# W5 Q& e
" o. b5 T6 G9 z; \
Now, it's the newfie's turn.
/ O+ b' L# x: D0 w C* `
* u! i" P4 U0 i$ t! VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, w- Y# u4 H2 J- p+ I
three legs, and comes down with four?'
# J% }7 `; D( ]% a. O: R
, T5 M5 e% x; ~3 W+ d0 c6 M: kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 B0 q- i4 k" j' h9 h S; z# G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' }' z9 D. ]' ^2 d' X0 C7 T5 P* I
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) o7 E; g0 X6 e0 m. J. s8 j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% d: ?" g9 n$ x/ Q8 K( @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% `0 W5 N: U. I* E( e) [* S' v$ Xback to sleep.
- v) M1 o: u5 l
/ o" p# V* b n* V& Q! b- OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! q, [% u. d6 Q8 C s- c% e
wakes the newfie up and asks,
$ {0 l+ c' B9 j0 b& r# z
h( |# [! I! r+ J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and Z; |9 \2 g. G( _; ~6 `. Y5 U. W8 @
comes down with four?' " A k! Q J! T H5 N% M8 n
) y* r% x. c/ \5 g- {+ CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ V% X0 T' G, o! P$ {1 R" B
and goes back to sleep.
6 [* O+ E; L0 l. I5 L5 d
) u2 I2 u9 P s2 t% q6 V |
|