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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 W' M: @% z; G9 k; l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 b; c2 s3 k+ Z& `that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 q9 e- v. p; ?+ l o; }! ?: Ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; f G: U9 e+ n% M' p p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ M* U4 I# Z* u
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 G' k* t% N. v& h. u3 H' X4 g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% a& M) v1 ^; U0 `/ ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 _5 X/ T; ~" Jyou pay me only $5. 5 N# B3 [7 x' N2 R2 |: i* P& p3 s/ S
. L9 n1 {; `, k& E+ Z- I; M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- { [ W9 z R- P/ _' N6 I/ z+ U6 n7 C will pay you $500. . i8 l) ^2 s% e0 V
F% b) o ?, ]0 N+ B: L9 \; I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' X/ p7 d' \3 Nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 H2 S8 e1 N% c& ^( y! f; t0 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! Z$ L% d, d, `* }& Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 ?' F. s" T8 x0 s% _1 {- z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 b2 D! D7 w! K$ u* t# [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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, o* d& ?6 a; [; u6 VNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 t3 d e! R2 r+ ` F2 E
three legs, and comes down with four?' ) }- z) }, e9 @& U5 k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 C! a2 z' N+ e1 Y6 F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" v+ Q) \# H' ^ Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; m) ?4 x9 _# \+ ^# l6 Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; ^# O* ^% {" U l8 a7 v% }4 b& y- @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& l1 ]5 c! r( C2 f
back to sleep.
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6 x: B0 r/ z% G" ~$ _4 M& n3 a) @: cThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 n9 V) S: V2 ~) |4 \, d
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 W) H @9 i& n, }* O ~& S# V( c: x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
Y9 O. k' A4 ecomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ b9 S ], y' i0 k N
and goes back to sleep.
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