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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 R6 D) g- j, W' |7 F4 Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 U* O# z" C4 x% ?that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! c1 M9 t( g2 x$ T5 f
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ F- ~6 Y" t1 v# B1 U% t- v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% N8 R5 e: C# x( ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ s4 }0 q% h( d0 L4 {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ V6 D& g5 T( c, r' I; ?
you pay me only $5. : _7 o9 s+ R, S3 m3 n! H3 {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& {- D# y" K$ M will pay you $500. ) h8 I% S7 W4 t# ]' G
V4 n& [1 X* U5 |/ X8 Y* } This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 J& c8 W! I, g4 B% ?, wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / O) L7 l6 z, Q( |/ n0 I
1 o6 F1 |; o" ^/ u+ N0 I) m) I9 o2 G. SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' ^# e: _- y/ D) y9 Sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 H4 C' v. V8 E' s" E ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 M$ a: H- o. b$ `4 c; K% b% A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ C6 T+ E$ t' X ]
lawyer. 9 L {/ t+ m$ k# O* y/ n% U: W
$ @! n; T- m; hNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 C9 H% @2 n6 v% rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ O1 I# s, ]" R* ]2 s
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% e7 `, {# {% P2 W0 @: Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 A! k1 |: P8 z: q- t! x
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 T C1 |; `" c: e8 K7 nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 v! s# }2 R0 ~4 _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! K1 ?5 O. M+ _* c/ ]1 Bback to sleep. * Y. J) N1 c! S2 {1 q$ i
2 |" o8 m. f* c, j/ Z) G3 r% Y; rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ ?% I# s/ g# a2 P1 \. n: \4 Qwakes the newfie up and asks, ! f2 n5 B5 J, ?, V7 e4 Y
$ q; r& h5 ~) I$ K5 v2 S( N: `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 t$ p9 w$ a! W, `" r
comes down with four?'
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3 e8 `4 ?/ Z1 v4 D; V9 XThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& ?2 v, G/ P% u- ~
and goes back to sleep.4 r5 E: V2 b3 }
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