 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" o, y' x# A$ d, S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! c1 I! l7 Z, p) x3 M3 [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 R5 A4 A2 C% g% g. P1 C
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
% h: u( k4 n+ C" x, f3 i
1 q `$ v" K- `! G% x; B+ P f The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ `* s! z' d+ r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. Q' r) l8 u. o X W- { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 y3 N" I% e5 @- M# ]2 Hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! M# G( c3 ]2 v9 Y' {( {
you pay me only $5. & v) y U$ I _. N7 i \7 h
. r4 @4 j8 v& \& y6 m' Y
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 Y1 v; @) d6 }# {$ ]3 j0 E$ }& G: x
will pay you $500. ' k" R9 Z& N( S: z& I4 d- I8 O, a
- M/ ^9 C0 z# ]$ Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 s1 j4 Z0 M6 f7 w: P! L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # A. H" J+ Z9 Z- g& l5 y: r F
4 g- V# T- \* H) T# t. R1 jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) w' Y# L+ I: u% V" N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
3 I/ `5 e0 Z$ B2 q r( O" C8 j4 y! e. y3 M9 y- ^- N
The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! d( ]6 u G# A% o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the h1 A& i# a L
lawyer.
4 ?3 K' o2 a( c; O* {1 u/ j3 C, o& j2 T ~
Now, it's the newfie's turn.
7 ^0 I% |4 W, G4 f! h' ]1 x" n' B5 ^
, j ~- e ?6 PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: s: K( Z! ]8 h; Z* Kthree legs, and comes down with four?'
U' ~9 ]& U+ H; @6 U) Y( l
4 E, X5 P- J# q1 [0 s5 b# P2 ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 t# I r/ p# y* A$ C0 m; m: G# D: treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% p8 ~, m0 H" \- I H2 i( N2 P2 S2 i2 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 }7 e( f5 C9 @) r0 h rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: _8 G& F! ?! a# G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* x+ w6 h( A' fback to sleep.
# v+ j3 E2 U4 {% I' C% Y& ?) s0 c( K! d0 T! Z
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 B6 y1 {- ?1 e) v+ o2 ~8 Bwakes the newfie up and asks, & ?, ^; q& v" A* ^5 o& F
: h$ V$ @. l3 Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% Z: E* _* T& h. e( V+ L( z$ ucomes down with four?'
8 T5 R) R# g4 c# A: S" V/ _" U# L5 K8 l" u- u: ~: O" d, D! F
The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
" o: ?4 g8 X1 ?4 Oand goes back to sleep.
5 H4 C* ~+ X* P+ t( a/ H+ Z# z+ r, m
|
|