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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% b9 f1 x1 q( E/ {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. O) V3 N: T3 W# y4 }/ uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# ]/ F3 f3 c* Z/ `% }! p
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * `0 n# p/ N# t, G# r
1 ^% ~, f+ G7 H# R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* g' R4 F! j" b" I! i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ b& c3 o' B) G' r; k& } lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' r5 Q1 x% w$ X' ]! |9 {$ pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 `* L0 k! z" j/ o& a( F
you pay me only $5. : D0 P$ O1 n8 @0 D9 n* g
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 B1 ?" P s' f3 f
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep d( }" U" a% G' ]2 c8 b, g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 b3 E& Z' A( R% e- Q1 ?- g8 s8 h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 ]. H$ [, \) S( N2 H' O
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ R& q% i3 E0 C% Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 v" d, s" e7 ?& o; Z4 O5 z, _
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* A) z- c. I/ X8 g
; o/ x% |; g! W$ hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* X9 Y5 e# _ x: c: g# n! m3 i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 [0 Z7 ~( u6 Y. zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ P$ I9 a6 n& i; i1 ? @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 f+ g& p; @+ D" U, d- q+ Hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 v8 W7 L: ]$ D+ M9 i5 {of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ u1 k& z1 T+ X$ O/ h* y, d6 q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ o3 `! r) v$ V( g; R, e9 ~back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 K5 y' {5 L# c) I9 r7 G/ c3 j2 Qwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 t& p3 Z. y" Y( Y$ H" x" b* Q: N/ I- `
( q7 u: }: `! i/ V. @0 G; l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( O8 E/ C6 L' t$ Y( M. ~: _comes down with four?' : A# t6 Z( R3 r$ l0 a W. y6 y
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 `! Y5 u4 H1 o0 H5 }! U
and goes back to sleep.% o" ~. R$ X/ I
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