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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 o' @- G( S# P4 p* f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* }8 c' R& X, v8 s) A5 k% Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- ]# S8 A& M# j3 othe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 _5 U/ @" U! t* ` P The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 e4 J) o0 a8 b% P) H! [9 N4 B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' E4 M, f) ^) ^9 @" }( @6 { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: A2 S+ u' D4 I) y: T# _$ n! f8 Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 e; v0 u- c* x
you pay me only $5.
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& T$ k( M1 v3 Z9 O2 H$ \8 f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: h9 d T( X" t: R y' N6 t
will pay you $500. 0 m; A, q- [5 b
7 b* C. A1 A+ a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; F3 `5 ~- t% u$ S+ G2 B5 E! i4 G* R+ hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - {% y$ J, S: H- y3 ] B/ W
8 k) u7 ]7 E4 ?& a0 jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; r9 H5 T9 d3 C. q4 T" kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' A0 R" R4 W2 L% W2 JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: L& `2 c7 \6 [8 h* V. W7 K" N8 R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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% R7 d x. ]$ z, S0 G. RNow, it's the newfie's turn.% k' o/ q: f* c" p& d9 q0 v
; K' z0 D5 |( H% ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: ?' N* |2 r; xthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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) l) b% I9 R) ~3 a9 m% ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 q8 o, o4 p) Y; X
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& Y; F, k! g: ?( n. U b
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, D0 A4 d( u" W* {: H+ l5 x9 @* ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! D/ _- n- x g R+ ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 s( b9 v% D7 I( Z U' Oback to sleep. ' l' _2 V+ F" M! P
; y( Y e" ?+ RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, W# m/ b m& P
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ D- ?" H( t% K' z4 C F) scomes down with four?' 2 E. B. t: }3 ]' g6 C/ b& W- G& {
4 y+ r, N+ f8 k4 @% p ]$ LThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ U8 q& K; O+ x% I7 p) M8 mand goes back to sleep.# d j4 W% g$ L% G6 s
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