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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" b( F3 c9 a+ R X! ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 W' ?5 X- t% G/ w, v
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ l6 j( V: E; z9 ?. c. Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( q9 h7 x. Y0 M/ K5 ]1 L h
$ a4 K: T: E% l( \6 [7 k, S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
X0 T( J" o( c; O7 e+ L, O! D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
T" D9 j7 e; ?& `) i( Z+ K lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ C% D5 z* f; x% I; eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 D. b, Z( V" s
you pay me only $5. 8 k! p2 \' G, y1 @( k+ K7 i
c* v' e Z: z' T% m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ K/ w5 c4 F5 ^& a, \ will pay you $500. 2 q! M) ]% ?2 T; D5 K
5 p. C3 s1 U0 D4 U0 X- _7 R$ T/ L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# U% z9 T6 u' l! X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! `; z1 `7 [8 K1 s# b* VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 j& R6 e8 l ~, ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : X9 x' M# @# M; e# R* E: O- O3 Q3 o
9 z& k. L% l7 cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" [9 `% O) f1 m; p+ m) y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
3 P/ g: n3 Z- Jlawyer.
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* R6 c2 g7 A. u" |/ Q6 ENow, it's the newfie's turn.5 Q2 g& {3 v2 S+ D9 {, o" k
4 L1 Q# h- R% \* `0 x* G& T7 eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& F9 m! I+ F: t: j) tthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! Q& Z7 m1 a3 z* c/ v- o! v
, J. p/ W; W* `! J. ?7 wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: M5 H7 X3 P. ]; C2 }* p1 W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 H9 y% G6 r5 B( Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 K; C3 X. }+ _' D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# m/ c9 b s/ \2 h$ G, [. i6 O
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- f$ ?- [4 |- y9 _
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He h% E4 R! M& h' t7 E7 Y) K2 _
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- p4 E- c% w$ h1 `3 e5 O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) ^- S0 d- v% M
comes down with four?' : G/ d0 I/ H* i. k
" Y1 g, k4 f% m- ~$ r8 n1 f* nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 q4 ^% B3 u$ k* }& U
and goes back to sleep.
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