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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% U: G) {6 }' h* {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb {6 Q, W" v' s% \ f! F% K7 ]2 y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, g! ]% Q5 P' g L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' @0 ^( G+ t9 B
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- U' _, H% R4 m: F y& I" U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! s+ L/ S" A- b ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! d7 l: V8 S h7 j3 X; D+ o% c
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 W; X3 O9 a) z
you pay me only $5. # ^9 D2 h% W( \4 K3 {4 V6 F
7 a* ^* G& p, z1 K U; \ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 e+ ~. {. H4 V+ g) b/ @/ W will pay you $500. 8 H8 _. V! Q* `+ S
! F/ Q3 ^* y; s5 m9 n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: G- T" E5 q, C# fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; y4 m- p& ^- b& h* @, U) `' U* ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , R+ w. [8 p2 U' i: {$ j8 I
{/ |& C$ Q* {2 P1 LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- @$ {& B" ^1 r3 a) {+ Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 h+ F' A' V& S5 \* uNow, it's the newfie's turn./ S2 s1 Y2 I1 p& S& G: Z: r
, z+ `) E2 P) ^( L- u- tHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. J5 K9 t; M; C. I& O4 fthree legs, and comes down with four?' 5 k l# b9 }# Z- z; S, _
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; h. g" r$ H6 l$ mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ m! b# R, A8 u" F; c+ Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( T3 |9 _4 W& r0 d% `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 v; p) L8 U3 X; M! a3 x/ Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 F2 n0 @2 z1 k1 T, l2 X1 m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
Y8 `$ E9 B' s) f; Dwakes the newfie up and asks, 4 v! e9 z; D9 l" R& k2 Y
- X" a8 _* b# Z3 P9 W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( E9 e# M! U2 f6 t/ n* y
comes down with four?' / F0 t0 J* m0 f( ^
5 e( t- e' C: G) k+ Z) e+ [7 lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ o8 @* A- H4 t6 M9 V1 Zand goes back to sleep.
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