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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 |2 [5 r- t2 f1 S1 ?6 L2 {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, N) ]3 t& n$ P" L: c" t. f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 K# ]$ z9 _! r! }$ ?1 L( Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. b) U7 L0 ^" u+ J, ?
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. x2 l- L. [+ C
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. g. B9 d# ]8 ]0 M$ a, ?% t9 ~4 u
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" y' V5 Z) E% g) ^! cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 `8 [1 V; n( T# `- M2 Jyou pay me only $5. & _* L, t- l' X Z: k
8 X' m7 t3 w$ I" L; S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ M3 `: z0 }+ q7 K
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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/ B1 e) o) x0 z+ o/ g# h$ i+ TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" F9 [$ @7 U2 i* H$ M4 g7 kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " t1 R1 R$ Y) M9 U
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% t) R7 D/ [: V( \; P! Z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! X/ A; X% s3 h8 t! j6 cNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# e3 h( C R7 a! W; c2 i* dthree legs, and comes down with four?' / A# h# \- ?: N% T/ P& }) a f, l9 h
8 z6 j/ w. w, S' s; F, EThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; f8 }0 v! i, c) z/ D% N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 Q8 t) P9 c3 ~. ~ a/ @2 othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 W" V: [$ [4 {- L W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ V# ]. u& d0 y7 b/ E9 j) v5 khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, s0 J4 ]2 p& r7 S
back to sleep. $ s8 d" @3 o* a
6 ~# r) R. t1 D3 S2 [, eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 Q/ }+ [3 n0 y+ L: [& k) I/ Jwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. s3 X" X: U* y. x; B" {
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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