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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 h+ H! J. g5 m* d: Mlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ x$ q( e; I4 E% P, Tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
?. p" @8 y6 d! N) ^the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% g# f7 v. H9 [. v1 I
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: c& J0 ~# }: z! L/ N
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I Y0 X( k; T+ W! L' S8 W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 o2 ?; j' y$ Y$ W
you pay me only $5. . s& R* Z+ f5 t# l
5 Z1 G4 b7 W0 ~) B5 Q: K; `* i# g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( K1 E$ J( Z* T& K+ l will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% Z$ R3 I* {1 B' l) v+ uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 n) j) D! f& i% @6 ]# bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, G8 ?8 s- `: G" F7 d
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 {: h. Y+ Q0 h4 x
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, n% `2 I0 V' h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 J6 c$ H3 R) r
lawyer. & U+ I( {$ \: A* Y. v5 g0 _
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' ?: |$ H: B( _) g2 y6 K2 l8 L3 }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 S9 l& B% n1 C% r# m8 Y
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' C; ?7 _/ e5 c, q+ S e
/ h# O6 X" W+ x! z0 a D, oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 K* V) n" V3 K( vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 `+ z& g w6 E% i( k% i9 \4 E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: M1 g1 r+ Z: d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ \" U2 j: @3 X. F6 K9 Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* D9 Z' J, x1 @ [: r( k7 Wback to sleep. 5 j6 w# l2 {, o! | q: o8 W
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ e1 T, b8 R+ p/ C
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% A: s) S& c( c8 P$ v
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 t: |8 W( X6 L, m* i5 O# B$ A
and goes back to sleep.% L( X' a8 E; K# K
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