 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( ^6 `9 M: C i* ^* h! x0 \
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" k9 x& h$ h7 ] r' a9 b
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 Z! u u U8 V0 |
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 z$ }0 s4 O0 M# g0 I# O
2 y" _' u Y* j! {1 C4 g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
[' ~" K/ z; s6 `- l he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 }) y5 t5 M# r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& O/ w* T+ p- `8 N% m) `2 Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. G2 C$ \: \5 t6 F( Cyou pay me only $5. & x# Y* R5 o9 C j' L
' \+ |4 f2 v; c' Q+ { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: U6 K0 g3 c! K7 T
will pay you $500.
3 d0 h* A$ a0 }% g/ R, A1 W7 e+ r * P6 c# A$ j" @* o! b
This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 p) Q9 P" N- Tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " v: w j6 W; i/ ]9 D, F" o& z
# i9 U. q! @: V, r
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 }" r# J X T7 X4 B( R% m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! z" G. M! y( n3 T
$ `/ ]' \% x3 M' v( j( p
The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' S% A3 s- N. ?, _( l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 I( I9 W% p' J9 G
lawyer.
8 S; v0 J4 z [0 t0 O$ F
, j8 @% J( O+ \3 G$ LNow, it's the newfie's turn.: R! F# z$ f ?0 t
# r% X) Y0 F0 a# s0 K
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. f% j2 s3 [4 Q( Q0 E/ }1 i1 u4 F
three legs, and comes down with four?'
3 t3 t. L; Y2 s( a3 `
$ H) K9 j9 p* Q9 D# c8 JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 Z7 K8 {/ } D) u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 R2 t5 X( F2 u& ~5 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour% d' I; t# w, |9 j& [5 q8 L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- O7 P* r! f) T" H. E- fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ s' F [0 l) N dback to sleep.
1 I1 Z+ W2 K2 Y# n/ v1 g
0 F+ v- W$ ?% K+ HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ J8 ^9 A+ e/ \, _9 q5 u2 r
wakes the newfie up and asks, - X+ w3 x# @1 x
8 Z8 p2 L t, ]( h' J6 c
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 W/ s2 I- ?5 e% P3 d/ O! q' Y$ B
comes down with four?'
, r& t4 s! P ?: Q. ~
$ s b. q, d1 A, x6 }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
; c d" S# N/ X/ z% M7 gand goes back to sleep.% T$ X* n3 v: O! G# O& U
4 z! {4 d- v r: L |
|