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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 b5 i9 K; m+ Y' y$ H* _ nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 z' S: ^4 [# S: Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! p8 U2 b3 M. C
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ \# i( Z. x1 F' U& O! H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 T5 x$ E# C3 K8 G. u$ b, o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' ]% E% T" s# |* R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, z/ j6 l2 Q6 t& z( j" g: Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 Q9 ^# T: w' b# C; }" P, zyou pay me only $5. ; t4 x$ q% @% w
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
G# _7 n9 i0 ^% M. @+ K7 f will pay you $500.
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+ i" |( c& ?% x X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' ~9 a. ]$ q& L, s; p( j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) ?/ T" F+ |& s( F, J @: A
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 v4 s) ?3 R9 y. A' mthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& L! K! E+ Y" {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* }6 t( W S) [8 a' }
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' @8 R: |1 n) o r7 hthree legs, and comes down with four?' " z5 v7 V3 g6 Y5 v8 A4 h$ D
+ _* O6 j( S( g0 R) ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 X8 @5 W5 ] l" Z' ]( ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) c$ ^2 K" P* O0 l1 `! P5 t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# W: l$ z4 l0 S2 ~/ P8 r. [2 w$ c8 H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* Z, d+ V& J- f, Uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
7 B0 K8 t! n, U* C3 j* S8 y4 k5 |back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 [6 A( R; n* n3 r5 [
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- e- i k: A# t* d) {'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# d# v) E' e. hcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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