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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* W) C. S: J0 C
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb g6 _; q2 e. |( [/ C* a7 H% Y9 I4 U
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 Q9 Z9 u7 D1 w% V( F/ n
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 N4 L9 d. {6 ?) _! q! j
* e- M1 e, b. a. D6 B The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 W5 _! B4 ?% T1 S3 D+ a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 i& ] L" {4 k& M8 j& ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) {5 g k, H0 t! gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 C) N3 u/ F1 e7 V* C5 b; W4 ]. X* }
you pay me only $5. 5 _, H( a8 C' e: E1 o0 j
& i c; X" G( W- d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; J$ h$ a3 x! K( W' U will pay you $500. 3 z* d8 Z% N' p4 ^! R& ]+ ]
2 h3 b! M8 H# o3 u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 n: p9 k% B% l( m) V1 m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& m" I* S* ?$ V! k# c4 T: e" X7 R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 Q' q1 }" a' H5 W3 e9 N3 Hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
. {0 W. X+ z+ elawyer. 0 L* l, K6 ~7 e* t
2 f' R& q* ?# |; b, H& pNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, l# Q @6 [' r" aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" j, C. K2 U/ h7 c) N" M- dthree legs, and comes down with four?' 8 ]2 ^4 r7 |3 p7 L" b
& U; a/ R% A$ d7 O! L$ FThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 [: o7 ^/ I- B2 q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 d; p) A- Y" Q# N+ E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 }0 O% o4 t. Y: k! X7 @' @* S( tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ s ]: f; N3 Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; u% h! \! f! S$ z7 N8 [( y
back to sleep. 4 S0 q9 u: Z- S: `* t0 e
$ M+ e0 w3 Q0 ]! M6 ^3 S1 @7 bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' s! ?8 J5 o% u! W, y* X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' A: |$ I) D2 G, M. b7 p( R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 f% C7 Y1 W; y$ ^
comes down with four?' # l* o# T }2 a1 J. D
, u. d6 ~; t) V0 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 N. I0 P1 y6 M; W6 K K
and goes back to sleep.
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