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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* a8 X& K, p6 [/ c; H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# u2 }' ]: D$ A0 ^; c( l, @1 athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, b9 Q9 N* x/ y4 X5 t7 bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - m9 {. b6 ^8 g, b) e
' z+ Z8 Y5 }2 | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! {2 g) |. l% E+ I3 A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# Y9 V4 i- @2 w+ }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 n' C# ?, H5 f" M: A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 r8 V7 L. S+ |; f1 W* I5 M
you pay me only $5.
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" m4 D, `* M9 V$ |/ ` You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ P- t+ a& V, H _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- `6 a# o5 {6 \; G4 u2 d4 M7 Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: \2 _% e5 i- kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 o$ M! V9 R) [" K6 P/ D; J9 k
lawyer. 7 S! O$ P' Z1 y& ]( }
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 ?) T1 h7 p! u& |
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 \4 l7 }# y2 ^: T8 V" Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 6 L1 V" {) `9 G- t0 T# I2 }
$ S2 A; _7 c% w& uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ V6 k8 [9 O( L8 lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 }( K$ p0 Z; R( @" v4 R' x
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& W2 |8 n: Q/ ]+ K" I) g: K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 G+ q& l+ ^% g/ b: @$ J# P. Zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 i. H' o7 [( g J z- nback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( k" k- M/ G+ D( G* D" wwakes the newfie up and asks, $ [+ `6 ^6 G5 R# [9 Y3 C9 I8 V) t# P4 I
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% k+ [0 a) {. x8 z$ Y% C
comes down with four?' 9 M# u( w( J3 ^- _0 ]- X; ]# N
! E1 Z a! @1 b, s4 RThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 B/ `6 m8 n' g6 j8 h
and goes back to sleep.. z* R$ e( V4 P7 z1 `& u
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