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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 V) w8 c' o. G9 xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! u4 K" v% L& Y( p% gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 Q8 D' r* p) fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , k1 a, S! {1 ?* P) @! f4 X
; J* b' P3 x, _3 M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) L4 s6 n* ^5 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 n5 P( J5 A8 j+ S4 U; ~, c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& F5 L' m, ]6 c' Q% V& \ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' `) q) v \# v6 V3 k
you pay me only $5.
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# }& H }* Y* E, f8 a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* i; e0 p1 }5 E# j9 E, X9 W" L will pay you $500. . c! `" v0 s4 }+ R4 R: p' _
6 \) t, P. M# v$ G4 b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 ]4 a" D% ^0 j0 i% F6 V8 g0 L8 cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - l- K& c9 E# w; h9 h! H
. X1 F7 d: X% P1 t# T) P2 KThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* x8 e+ |2 _: |/ O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 S, x* m1 B6 ^' J( WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- ^$ W' s" ^ C! F# v1 F$ K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. x; P8 j' d9 f" p
lawyer.
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j2 }: W/ O3 i4 ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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" p* h `+ J* f ]& m# U/ _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: T6 B# {! `; P& l) sthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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. H+ }4 ], N5 G) [# ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 D; x, v: n8 r. g+ f) N0 A1 Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 |1 o. e% r1 A$ m4 r8 }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) B! {* Z1 G5 R5 Y; Oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! f7 |+ B- w( U* }hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) t2 k3 d1 f- y! z
back to sleep.
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+ e' p; c# V3 ^$ u& I2 o& mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. X* L8 w, h2 K# [+ c* i7 @0 C. z" Y
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 U6 `0 K7 o6 T. C" r9 y2 q
# u4 w& {; d8 f* p- k4 T8 J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 E4 Z* v/ }* pcomes down with four?' * U# L. u+ X$ Q: w# T
2 R2 O+ A" b3 {" o; SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
! }% Y* g4 [4 C0 z6 {and goes back to sleep.
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