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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! g: t: ^, v6 V, f7 L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! q4 B3 m" W- I# Z/ @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; @$ {6 P" w& g
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 w5 P8 V; R9 w# G
" ]/ w3 q9 @3 U* F! M# R Z2 N& K/ H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ ~1 P3 f7 t) G: f# P1 t9 M& _( O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 D: U, N) ?" q* P1 { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, L# P% v7 \# G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 T2 |0 w8 h! _5 P4 l$ k: _
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
@' v0 E0 F# H will pay you $500. - o; f1 `: i* C4 | n8 ?3 d
/ ~' B& _; h1 V! O, ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: E$ `- y& @( }: p hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 P& j- p2 G* g7 t q% ~, MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, [2 J+ m( X' t4 Nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 K% ]8 f4 ?5 }8 o( J
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ ^* }* X/ U3 C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
5 ~5 r4 t4 u! L5 [lawyer.
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& T8 \/ y/ @6 QNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! M9 [8 o1 P( T, P% U- LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 Z" \, t; i/ b8 l: |6 D. [0 f
three legs, and comes down with four?' * K0 [* M5 ?" Z" `0 j
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' @' Z, t- ?+ I
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ o( \$ z; i' kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; g3 V# ?3 ~( z" bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" p. D, a1 ?5 D
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 j9 b& m! P: m7 g# D, e2 kback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 c: o, f) y; O: N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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1 g7 h. [: w1 V, a# T'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* Q' F) s- k* f/ `6 V) X6 F" r! _
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' e1 g1 v" K6 o0 k0 z
and goes back to sleep.2 ?: ?+ h- L& ^; H
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