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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ @9 z; q( E% }9 o) _/ ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) ]( F/ F! m3 y4 J5 s* ~that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 b( z/ F2 W+ ]. mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 { c* L. A/ \, Q5 R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( I. N( a2 U) k$ d% @% g8 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! b! x0 ^- j1 Q* f4 I, U lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- l# }. F# J6 X
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 X" i2 b- I, x0 ~; \0 k
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 Z) y' p$ c& q2 x+ A# W0 X% k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 F+ M! C# T" O& I3 X$ d9 B& Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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; e' g: }6 p7 `- [: fThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 C `6 j4 i$ d. E, L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 {7 b m" U0 g
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( b& u7 t- y# B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( Z6 k6 r# |# @/ l* I" ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.( C1 k% J3 H! j: s. H
, }1 F7 h. V! i3 h xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ ?- u! M* c/ Y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ A2 S" e8 x/ s7 ?; T6 X! freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! A4 e ^6 E' d- }2 k& x6 }$ t) D8 `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# z5 o/ x# }/ j2 g2 `) |3 Z9 _
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and W2 f% \9 w% B3 o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 s# _# x/ _ c9 s, r9 k4 } ^
back to sleep. % y: H& m& H" Y5 I, C0 J
# v; [8 {2 E) L$ o3 dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; S1 s. |9 f0 B8 Qwakes the newfie up and asks, $ ]' i3 W5 X5 @+ C
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- M8 s6 p- q6 O- G! _. K
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% R+ t9 i7 r }0 X3 ?" N; j
and goes back to sleep.
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