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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' Q2 B( Y1 K$ l( @long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb: ^( A$ e* t6 T, E7 k J$ \
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% ]( w" b" x8 w" Jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 B) O( n& q( p2 U+ T5 b, @/ v6 S& [
, j1 m! l5 E4 S+ Q& @0 a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, n$ E+ ]; j( W he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ A! M. v0 C* j6 b6 F" I, Y' A lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 t& e) {. l( vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 E# }. ?6 Y7 A9 \( T/ h, O( N3 _6 [# Gyou pay me only $5. 4 `. V( R, z: T% `, C
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% A2 q/ x( ?# q
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! B5 e& j5 @; e& r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) b' F. _8 U* n( `5 L# W
9 C7 m. j# ?7 W: o3 M! T% K, ?' p1 jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 z" ~. x. k' c7 T1 t e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + I3 s5 Z2 V4 n/ y" G8 G, d" z: u
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 c5 E! U* |, E9 }3 _- P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) e( h7 _& E/ M, CNow, it's the newfie's turn.; e5 w- H- N& ^% N- E) q
% _8 b2 V e2 jHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% ^; K K6 K G" Dthree legs, and comes down with four?' ; R" U; R/ H: S0 G+ l8 B# f
3 f4 l% k- F: f3 V; E, {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) R/ B. w( Q) C, B% _/ r4 n
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ K0 R! A; C8 [- R& K) q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; O* \" f. q( V; e/ P/ t' }7 Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" u2 C$ ]) Q: `& s3 c3 I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- i6 a$ u" B9 l+ h* T2 B4 V. e$ v6 j
back to sleep. , G3 }8 [8 ~' N, [ x
% c3 h, q1 h! h1 r; p' k+ p) \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 r G1 S6 X9 Z3 l7 s9 L6 l
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' }+ n% w5 w4 j+ s0 E2 F
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; @4 r4 f" W2 c+ w6 M
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- N, H7 \7 J5 Q
and goes back to sleep.% a* t3 L7 P3 d1 x( S8 X% ?
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