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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- x; R( p. a" N A- J
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 ^ A, ]* E. r8 D0 Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' r' a8 A2 t& [, b: ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 |. @8 |8 P8 ?# [! X
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! x4 f) R2 F* X2 Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 a; g4 J" Y2 x. y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* t. T7 Z( J( ?% q) hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: K7 Q! y3 U5 T
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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( W7 O1 F( I2 Y; I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
L' @9 O, b( M' {' p% j8 Hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % j5 O5 n4 F" c6 w" j1 |2 S
! n0 k( x, H" i9 ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
r/ v+ [- ], [. i: x+ Nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* j S- O, O7 W6 B% dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 Q) i" c# \/ S. ?/ f5 A
lawyer. ; a4 n$ U0 b1 `7 Q
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* q% j2 _5 G( R: i- T# U
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ k" n8 X$ n: H: zthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 ^ n+ ]: U* X* Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 `( U1 X) _; Z* A) k7 bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. y3 u4 ~3 c4 x2 @6 Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% s) A" f5 `1 {; |$ _+ o6 b$ Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. y5 [+ d6 [5 l2 c3 ^
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$ k; ~6 c' o. G% t. v# eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 t K' P! J+ i& H; vwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 C% V1 }, q7 [* t9 t
; ]# P8 U# K- c+ T( R% ]'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# C8 q8 Z5 h; f8 X5 wcomes down with four?' ( M5 q% D0 x: \" K+ N
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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