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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 v" m5 W, @/ o& a" b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 _) n. S% S y/ A+ E; Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 {* V M+ W7 {0 u
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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- j! }* i8 H2 c' @2 U3 v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 B' C) ]6 p( f/ a+ C& [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: O/ k* g4 h& w/ Y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ j) W+ `6 @( o' D& pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, a3 H7 ~7 C0 x: [. F( x
you pay me only $5.
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2 Y u8 }6 I* `7 M& p& R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 w; r4 [7 k8 X2 i7 l' t7 | will pay you $500.
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1 p9 r+ i i& L9 n5 z) j; s9 u$ `, F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 ?. I8 R, [/ d# ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * L7 ]! g8 F: ~/ r- H! P
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% H8 E% w! N) P4 f) |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 Z+ [: y! s7 W7 L- S S6 B
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. D+ p* u5 b/ U4 E- S$ @6 Y; E) Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 w6 p/ c0 d- ^6 x, R8 q& T
% ^9 J! W7 _% G0 o |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! ^7 n/ e1 L2 y" C* F7 V0 z; O0 N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& J6 b& J7 E1 S3 ?; Y' XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& B/ N/ S1 D, Y, q8 Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* d% S4 A5 g- ^. x" b, J- f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 [1 }$ i( B, F1 Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; O* u; C5 h+ s' L; ^
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ d2 K* Q% ^& K2 J/ S
back to sleep. ( L- g) f$ }, \
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 a K5 h- C2 R3 Y4 K$ B& {* Mwakes the newfie up and asks, 5 t! u2 ~3 T4 b7 M& B6 k9 r
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ @3 C! {* @ d7 T& C% ^
comes down with four?' ) Y$ m* G% \3 D4 s/ s9 q6 g) a) Y1 W9 ^
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- Q' r* l/ W' L1 n. l2 }/ P k2 x
and goes back to sleep.
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