 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. c# ?, C2 m( Q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* Z6 m4 K7 u9 N( @' wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 r3 m: @ t; N4 m2 pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 ^* H, T1 u# H8 o
T& ?0 m% f" _2 F t
The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! I, {# t$ Q: c* h& a6 p! O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ _& [+ {! Y& Q0 @# M/ f+ h& i
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( D8 q t9 l B6 O7 b4 e
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" R5 m+ p# f7 a& e9 E7 g3 ]you pay me only $5.
7 Y R1 J* `- c$ c/ {# X: J " D( G! m9 b' j) p, H+ L/ {4 r7 [
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
3 `9 ?2 W: P- [! A) @ will pay you $500. 9 a- B0 u: B, i! ]. i: o' ]
) b) Q' J& h4 k; N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& M5 S/ [& R* ]% W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ }; p: L. E3 w8 f* [
& t7 \& B) h, y$ W! {; w8 QThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 R7 _2 S# J: J8 O8 Z6 U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
- r: K& |3 H6 ]' a- U2 \, }5 u4 d# k! o* X
The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 T1 F, W$ ~+ ~( r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the O4 m l+ @- _' e2 E
lawyer. Y0 ?7 B+ c2 p( ~6 _' ^6 G, Y
' w& J# i& K# o
Now, it's the newfie's turn.
" S9 ?, @3 J6 a, {6 j- ^
+ ]7 O- W4 \; @1 B; pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( l8 C% x ]. n! R
three legs, and comes down with four?'
0 I8 @% e4 w9 J2 w- F# k
7 K& G" X1 ]8 d* }1 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 B6 b; d F' k1 ]* P0 D$ ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 k* ~1 }$ o" ?0 `6 u' }; l4 G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- g6 F" e# ~' T9 S j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 N0 }" P$ j& k D; B4 X0 Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 h1 w, I9 x$ h M. v+ a! ^) eback to sleep. 9 W! ^9 F8 b5 T! [+ M. b t3 f6 M6 l
9 c: H2 L' J* n5 H1 fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ v. [% l3 m; u( F2 ^+ l
wakes the newfie up and asks,
+ j3 @) p0 ~8 e& b" ^8 v) F: E X& F* I( r( ^4 l) g) m6 C. r' {+ @
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 h0 L- N, l9 n6 C1 v1 k
comes down with four?'
7 e$ z) g5 s! c5 l+ q7 z- T l/ C# M
2 y1 z4 G0 t2 N$ @0 x0 ~- ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ T+ ~" J( j1 X! Z$ y( R3 V$ Dand goes back to sleep.
) y/ V/ g: `% ?( r4 K8 M' V& x6 Z$ h) [
|
|