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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a E8 m4 r. o3 y0 s- N
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. # _; b2 s/ w \' `
% q! b" f4 t6 k; H+ D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 ~0 ` M$ {1 i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& ~, h6 n; H) z6 n+ _/ O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 q+ b4 n0 x, Z- f( j, c
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 n8 d9 Z! @9 o5 C
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 g( N% ~6 E5 u$ i: f5 m( G
will pay you $500. $ C/ u+ C1 q6 S6 ~: [$ h
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 U: A8 H( c" k# j5 _6 s8 {9 b3 k
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 k# M t- c- E$ J3 @
- P; }% o+ p$ W. e C8 xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- q! q$ m4 T2 zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 F4 Y4 A/ g. M8 Cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* P2 W- U( `9 K! \5 T) J
lawyer. / N, N9 s# k- T) _. ]6 L
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( X/ w" D5 W0 U8 q1 y6 Z9 z* s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% \7 P: M; |9 C6 l0 L
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 W5 B8 T' x: w0 i4 t3 ?5 T5 Zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 [( a& D4 n+ y) e& O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ K ?8 K0 L& V( [* D0 d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ p& S* z; p* Q* mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& ?$ g" [& {- R7 Qback to sleep. 9 a# q' I& _7 d
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 t: L- j9 x1 ~, x' E& j2 p. C
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) x# e) x2 ^) q1 T( \1 E, J
) o- y, ~ P% z2 W: W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
# x0 M0 _ ^( `. }1 K/ U9 gand goes back to sleep.8 `- m: N8 @5 j! N. D' S" @% j; i
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