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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 }* l- u% }5 V! [( _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. o9 s3 {: k. h: i5 Cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 J U8 V- m. X& u1 }$ b; C! X# ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. E1 y2 i& V' A( I) R) [# ?
$ s v9 a6 d/ T; t) [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. |4 f L- ~. n( M9 A$ k
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 s" R$ G, E3 _4 ~4 s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) k! Y3 }2 k/ q4 gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," E: V5 d% `/ c3 ]0 _" z
you pay me only $5. 7 D2 m1 u" M: D4 [
7 Q4 W7 c: ~" _8 { P7 ^; j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( I/ `7 e0 C% l" J will pay you $500. ( Q4 P; }) O# K2 S* }4 s1 l
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, ]3 A# s& A! A7 k( v. pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# I3 B: {- D/ t9 qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
v4 k Q4 ^4 opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 X3 Y& J7 f/ p6 L6 A0 Mlawyer. , L0 B# ]" H+ L! c8 \# v
, k4 A5 A1 n7 C5 z \5 h: ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 j7 D7 j J! g% V. R6 @9 i
6 A" c+ y, q2 j l% x7 h$ D; @/ WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
_4 L" M3 o1 x; Xthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! Y/ V, ` r& H
. I. m" {! C6 L' e% ~: {! RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! \! \9 M6 f& H4 k* C, c6 C. s- Zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" @& m- `3 `6 S5 c
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% t6 J3 m& Q( n M9 G# iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# R8 P* F" D3 `/ C2 e L& S: dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) B I$ _+ A4 z
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 h N6 P' I P+ F4 N! h: rwakes the newfie up and asks, # J6 Y% ?3 E# {$ S
. ~" R( Y4 m5 B L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* ^* t* O" r- A
comes down with four?' . j2 ~( B$ G# E. g2 K2 P9 t3 O
0 Q% O, l9 {/ o3 K# xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ H" y7 ~- |1 t* E
and goes back to sleep.. z3 h* Q2 K7 F# }: J ^7 N
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