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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 k4 E6 s4 m" h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- M Z' k5 g# V0 Z( \# Cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; w( K1 k7 u% {7 ], v0 q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 K( O; H+ V9 l4 `. \
* h( [5 I9 m% t y$ ~' Z a7 Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 S9 m# }1 v( `5 |, a6 }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, U5 E* ?/ a% ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 w7 r) e- ?! fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% R* g- K2 C. Y. g% pyou pay me only $5. 0 l* G; J5 @, n, {- v
- a3 K8 Q6 U# o6 v4 P" \4 c You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% u @: @( l+ d, c4 m
will pay you $500. . F% c: g# X. |2 u. _0 N6 { i3 e
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ s! r4 ~6 L" {7 z, j( `the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 V& \3 }, ?7 j: q$ o$ Q9 SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
* o3 Z; `9 Z' i9 nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . h% m$ D- f8 y
' f6 l) w/ g6 Z7 E/ |8 v7 @6 \2 bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 y3 \! X2 r8 K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 \1 ~; c- b# |+ z+ v+ W( V
lawyer.
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+ g2 z2 Y2 F6 ~6 SNow, it's the newfie's turn.& B, X) }9 D* q6 q# k2 Z" G
1 c2 ?, [( s3 rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: I" q9 g( u; _# Z O: N! v
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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1 [5 T6 E7 S$ @& q; @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: {$ ^& v/ c$ Q8 y# t0 h @% ]9 Z/ breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 _$ c P3 y d5 ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 r; R) ^; F' v, \; u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 z) G* e# }& G" A; A( J4 b5 Hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 V: c0 f) T% ^3 M! T
back to sleep. 5 q* A7 s R* j1 M
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& W! ^' d+ a5 v
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 S7 g8 V N4 H4 P
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% R: _) p1 D! a% o) ~4 rcomes down with four?' : n$ F: u. V7 j/ t0 y
- A; A$ m% e" |1 p) W/ o7 y# sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
/ i# A j& F5 v# M, \and goes back to sleep.
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