 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ E+ I3 q$ Y/ v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. U' m: @ J a0 ?0 j0 ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& E( L) M: L, p! g; S6 G7 g- Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
# h+ Y8 _0 x1 _* L% V 7 G: @4 u3 E! c' k; t6 K8 O* A7 `
The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* j, J k, s; n8 f7 U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: R: M" p4 g5 p3 R' o+ g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 n/ w+ `! H; M8 u
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 A. D3 w" f8 X0 Syou pay me only $5. ; b+ V! }0 A8 b
3 Z7 O3 h& D: e3 E
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 ?: L0 y& I, i [5 |1 w" Q will pay you $500.
+ ?/ J& w- I; i S* ^
2 Z7 D1 x/ q" x4 a5 @7 h- F- S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' B* c# {. o+ L- ~7 d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 U# k, S+ i2 e' }6 O- X" {+ _2 F
0 P6 a# K4 u3 L" g" y3 y5 e/ A8 b; tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: ~/ ~5 h6 `1 O8 _% X' x" l9 tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
' L/ `8 N) O' J2 b' k) z9 O
( b4 \2 K$ h2 |: [' `+ s& lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 o' g2 u% K( Q# z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 G$ W0 C: E8 Llawyer. 9 X) a/ [! w3 V/ p
b/ {2 l+ O" N3 U/ s
Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 N; W; l5 V. I% y% l) v9 }9 _
* ^" v: `) K# h) ], x7 H
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 A0 C4 }$ ^9 A; c4 |three legs, and comes down with four?'
, j; F+ |1 g# E, l+ L9 u
0 e3 H9 D/ G: o# y2 J' I; pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, o$ h$ ]; x! zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! Y. ^# q1 q8 Z; D7 b/ I
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ `, v }9 }, N# F1 Mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 l* u3 `5 p: X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 L6 l. f% D$ j0 T$ v: u6 Mback to sleep. ! r3 t( C4 {' K0 ^+ C _( \1 }4 J& i
: w. D8 d. J. q0 ?! QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& e/ ?! f0 D. Ywakes the newfie up and asks, $ J: n- ]5 |& R- c$ L% o" Z
7 ]6 f& ~( O7 ?4 H9 M. x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 O# w) O6 [9 d0 S
comes down with four?' 5 Y; Y" c. ?" C- o
. L" ~7 [+ G2 J$ ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 |+ C1 e$ F1 V) w
and goes back to sleep.
# ^: ?' G. u+ E& T- m, L4 s7 }- S! ?! Y, J
|
|