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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 W2 Z" V# V5 _8 ]long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& E0 N* ~* Z* }1 q. Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ s! v1 J! i9 E! `the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 d y3 b; ]7 T+ w) }' T
9 a, {! g' S& d/ Q9 J: D' n3 D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 P2 t+ b# Q5 h! L/ d7 i- T$ m he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 i* }7 Z9 C2 D" V; M6 ~3 e/ Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* Y% H) w! _0 P0 ^0 dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 ]7 ?8 F1 _( A: N. g0 j2 y; _% ^9 p: ^you pay me only $5. 7 ], J3 q* c: m5 d( J1 z% o6 Y! ^
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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* Z% C. |% Z5 U2 T+ r This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: i6 p" z, r, ?: Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 @/ z! F$ B% Q6 V. O; p( H
) w1 t' X1 F+ D. ~The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; G" q1 ?+ E% X6 P% c* i/ cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# V, q E( r* n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. x- e5 a$ N& Q0 f5 S9 p8 t) @6 I
lawyer. $ w4 f( S+ S, z% v4 A
6 ]6 T% E$ q3 g3 F* F- g. QNow, it's the newfie's turn.. g- u) L, T9 Y) i v
0 d a7 i% ^ v6 x- mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# N4 D1 K& q3 X
three legs, and comes down with four?' : S' X# }+ Y0 p3 G+ [
0 _( ]7 |0 `* z3 k! h0 CThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 a4 f& H; w0 j7 r4 v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( J/ t: m; ~; }1 |: k0 \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: H$ i9 M/ {9 N, B# P: n" f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
b8 `$ r% O0 R6 S; Ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% l1 d' I6 i1 p% p1 f; ?0 j5 n. E
back to sleep.
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$ U# q& {. ~. T8 d( v) A6 \8 |) TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 Y% G2 l: M! p' O. h. }
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'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: K2 ^: X5 l2 y% v
and goes back to sleep.7 B3 e- [/ B, |. V0 l
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