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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 T! f+ b' n2 I! klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 m! ]! ?6 l4 H9 }. P1 u
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 {% \7 P2 W- Y5 r: `3 ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 Y" S6 I( o' N) I! g
& L" u+ u4 G7 t: A/ W The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: t5 w3 g8 H4 U4 H( V he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" t5 _- I1 v" o* R" Q) Q0 F1 T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 y0 M; X$ l( E9 pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. t0 C/ O3 v; F7 syou pay me only $5. % V; m- X6 Z$ e: a' q |1 N
2 `- j5 C% p0 E/ N. G/ s: ?' U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 k2 j/ x' a. ]7 b will pay you $500.
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8 H! M! Q6 w7 h# Y* L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* a( i4 `* q m1 m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) v, i6 ?7 G- |( YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 Z' w# j/ u7 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 Z4 T5 U2 u) S+ i7 Fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) I/ w, K0 M, F# V4 A; X( oNow, it's the newfie's turn., i8 {4 K( H9 s' P3 v# z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# o. }2 i B' e4 ]
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 c+ L. j7 W6 {$ i
5 P1 v, x# | hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 x0 e& g% m; D* a
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 O' O; X( l7 r! n$ f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour R3 H2 X7 E' ]; a0 i! h
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 r: ]: \5 E* X( y: s1 e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 z1 M" p$ N7 ^* o, j" j* o! ~
back to sleep. 9 `. A' Y, ]( V7 U: ?: \; L3 {0 [
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 j2 @- c) j) Q& z6 G8 M& p( h1 wwakes the newfie up and asks, ) ~# Z( f. G! J. }5 ^- |- Y8 f
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. W0 ?& b8 X) o) K
comes down with four?' . W& s! C, H1 f7 J5 v( S% E
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, U8 H3 F! n$ S( Z8 O3 t# ~) n
and goes back to sleep.# l5 O$ k- l0 N4 R% B$ D
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