 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& H) J3 I( A; }; D0 a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# N; I5 e) \7 `2 Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 b' q4 }) f# J/ `) @2 Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. " y# d: A2 R* N. ]3 t# ~$ M
: q- k, w# V, Y" Q9 L2 o6 ^
The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 \3 J- D9 X9 M9 G5 b' m L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' R( t# F7 ?% }- d* s lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 d) R% e) [& Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% P, r0 L/ ?4 o& ]. N) K/ h
you pay me only $5. 7 @$ P" M5 X/ S
# i2 g1 [. E0 {( i7 i0 g
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* R0 l8 Z) ^4 K9 L$ W3 q1 z will pay you $500. 7 A, G' l3 |7 a
' n5 C7 L& s/ J' `( B1 o
This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: D4 m! f5 _3 P; E$ {# y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) w' M I/ ^3 D
+ x- B( M# l6 l- i* D$ U& V
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 m% G& O% Z- ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # r0 f5 G- W* @: |( O; c5 k+ m# j
' T* _5 s& r+ ~5 F: pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ p8 M7 P2 A" I* i: K$ p* C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& V9 R7 u4 `1 o
lawyer.
9 d: P) |4 z& f0 } u$ h; ^- q$ G9 u( s" S
Now, it's the newfie's turn.
& N/ j7 ^: J1 o' h0 ]! L- k: d
8 O, v5 A4 g; J" L7 {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& | \% Q$ z. k7 n! I% D$ O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
5 |: d( T' N! x6 p; |+ S5 F0 V4 S6 _7 L, Z9 @- i% W
The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# Z3 n" }$ K6 S' p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! F2 q& O b3 T( l6 x' ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% g$ y; v& z9 _) H2 N, ~$ Oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ Q" h' h: [% |5 p% j8 P
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) A- I* G2 Q$ B9 Y% M7 T
back to sleep.
" \/ t7 }8 e7 O7 @4 I" _0 R8 v: J. o) f5 b. W; u# x
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 `! G7 X( O& @; ?7 d5 K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
$ j" i8 v6 C& W$ r6 E+ Y+ m5 }) f! A/ D4 g
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 s2 t( \' u3 N% A) b5 P8 J0 ]+ ?comes down with four?'
0 n5 m; C8 _ i7 n- h1 ?! R4 l* l+ }: e
The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ _ c2 E% D' g& ]/ C
and goes back to sleep.
2 C! c9 R7 g! u/ u. m
: x( V, e7 o* x2 ^0 Z) a |
|