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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( U N! n1 ?( M& H, _) E
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 b# V! i) S+ G, ^/ V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 J" l0 R" P2 n' p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# p. T2 r- m- ]# |) {$ b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 i& e# z) h; [2 F# q( q* S" J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ A5 q# L' ?" ~3 e1 p! xyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: r/ t! A5 G4 b
will pay you $500. ) {/ {5 }1 [' E$ ?2 c
8 d9 x3 P p9 C3 f9 q# w$ j+ S' u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 z5 U- t/ A" g2 @: n
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 p: e) C2 Q, w. v" g
0 u" J7 a" [& k; J: f. r9 lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 J& I- {7 i# ^- U, A9 w
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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, ]: p: c, G5 y* X+ F2 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) R4 A' ]& H. s6 Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& w" j4 @" B1 y1 m% Y) K' J" ONow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 K- R5 o! B q2 Othree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 V! r& \7 B7 p, m8 s3 p" W2 S. b
3 _: T% s/ E7 X4 t+ s0 qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
_9 P9 y' C, C$ u2 ~/ Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' o0 _4 W2 ]5 i& Y; \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 @; v5 A+ p( d" U7 ?4 m( W8 T* fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* |1 ^# o8 `* g+ K2 a/ K9 Lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( Y4 P% W2 T5 R6 H* n4 Mback to sleep.
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( u8 E! Y- Y9 X8 M/ DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 t( A5 N$ e$ G2 R: `9 Fwakes the newfie up and asks, " U+ U5 Y9 \6 ]1 t1 V# N; V$ j
! r" ^* R3 C+ e( f; K' V. t3 S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
\5 t- V/ y9 Y3 v4 f1 s# M3 ^comes down with four?' * a' {; R$ ^/ Z g" n
+ A* D& }9 M# \ d( bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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