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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. I: ]1 M* h, D U$ P& f& f1 {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' \) O. Z0 I. a3 [1 G1 r
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; B( Y. l/ p0 c% H( U. i$ p' nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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@# W7 D: h+ j7 k h4 u7 i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( @! y) ~$ M+ v' s7 u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 e" C, A+ P' c3 A: f* R6 t" G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 _- }2 w0 Y; b" C4 @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! H" T& C, N2 u& z' c
you pay me only $5.
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- E& o; ^+ k1 u. G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 l0 I1 \0 A% P1 O y& T5 X' v; nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 f3 s& q* k# _$ m ]
' \/ |) X7 F, U9 ]$ RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' {8 M N0 [0 ^. qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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. e) W7 g/ p# f* @" rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ ?9 i9 Y% I# r6 ~; Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ l) q3 m0 X) ]9 U8 sNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
N4 d2 X. M+ ]# k" E* u b1 Fthree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 R- q& G) O, h6 S
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) C8 k2 L+ i4 ]" N/ i; z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ {4 S" Q; h' p6 T2 b, t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour l1 U0 x+ g# I! Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 Q" B% v! s1 e$ @$ l# K# a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) U" [6 j, T) Tback to sleep. 5 A9 G- O$ Q7 l, [$ ?
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 n" s$ Y8 k1 K: `5 @' u* G+ m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ b _" [* U2 C) X
comes down with four?' E! }5 @. l; Q/ w5 R5 z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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