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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
b9 y# I7 Z% \# Jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. e1 k! X1 a4 J# j( o2 Z) C% Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# `; [0 G) S) w, _8 f8 p5 ~. Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 k4 c; }; o6 f- r$ M: i
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. j9 K6 t2 \! z6 C( P$ I! K: } lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 Y8 @ z+ `% v2 }: y; \* W6 Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- ?$ P& B! y3 H5 q" cyou pay me only $5. 1 z7 L% g1 ?2 ^
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' a/ @" f/ Q o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
& z d6 O+ K: O3 ?; [1 a1 h" dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 c) V4 R( E2 u
1 Q% d: }2 T, ~- [! p; ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ m. g2 k+ ] {, Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# v$ F! u- w! l. k. J, Q( uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 l& D( ?, V( n, Y* kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
8 r+ H0 T8 ?& _/ U: S/ rlawyer. - v N% O9 n# J! Y2 D3 |+ M
: ~& ?; W' z3 wNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 ^% Q! A+ F H' c! q) H
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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% `( {+ R/ ~; d( o5 kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 W: {9 B' \; j( B- ^. b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 o2 I+ o# C. _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: Q; v4 c# d0 E$ T2 K6 q% jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ J r! l$ c+ o& ?, c/ L
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- f5 E, c1 q5 r
back to sleep.
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# z) I& Z' ~2 U' g9 IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, g9 n. o% Y' T& x7 _
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 O# F& Z h/ u( l; Q \& y
O' Y2 O$ V3 ?6 }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 b9 X6 c& @ Ncomes down with four?' 3 l3 V/ p& M5 Z5 x K. o
7 B2 E. m; I# e0 qThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
7 }' K* U3 O5 M4 A/ B6 pand goes back to sleep.
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