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long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 h, ~8 L) ~: \( [/ }4 ?$ Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 S6 `6 _5 C# _) u& P2 S3 t
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) b' h# u$ I7 i' Y A4 Z
$ x4 T" z% D# t1 S \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 ?6 \) Q7 t/ v, ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 R6 w9 I z. R5 b$ v
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* y; r+ b5 p4 A- N }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! y1 F% Y3 X) eyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
! s% u1 l% h) Y! Y will pay you $500. ! S4 L# {; c+ Z* ]1 I
3 P: ?8 ~8 Y* ~; j) @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ z* r% S0 ^6 `! C2 V. ?1 Pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 ~; o1 D9 @2 V: V/ K# v5 ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* n5 @; p: ^7 I6 y4 Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 z, z# [6 K& u( `4 x- L" epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 Y9 Q; T5 [8 b3 L$ h0 n u, \! G% d& ^
- l( Z; g2 F/ m! c) L" X( sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 J+ w' e, x; \1 F7 |7 {% x
three legs, and comes down with four?' 8 b* _' f/ A O7 u3 U) q: K
' o1 r" H G. eThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, [4 p" P4 B6 m: m( O+ preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: q! ]1 P7 n3 ^# S: u5 [* `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 g: D8 M5 N! c2 Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, l8 S' [3 G+ V1 z2 J/ _6 n
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& t/ g5 v# C' j6 x4 v! Qwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 E# f$ j! ~5 g% b! B
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* h) A# t/ |. {
comes down with four?'
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3 H' B. X" P" U4 E. @2 n4 @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 b5 U% }/ C& O2 c
and goes back to sleep.
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发表于 2008-10-31 10:58
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发表于 2008-10-31 13:41
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