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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: s/ E# Y' h2 ^2 O P: {) {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 R: I8 N1 n4 v Y/ f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% |) z; u3 q" N' e. R0 ~) O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , M" J6 j7 q1 }: D4 s% F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' K$ [) V4 z8 ?1 L) Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- N4 s$ v4 ], q7 X3 z
you pay me only $5. 4 _; G% s4 N- ]2 ?! i
5 n) w+ J1 ~. @0 U2 z2 n6 b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. h3 w0 g( p) C6 P/ C will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 e. O' y& U; c2 U1 R, o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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' S" ? q: h; \& w& |/ I3 R% qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ J' H% }0 R' G7 h& @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( }% t7 I8 {$ j
' G! v* c$ B6 y# S2 I3 OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 O! N1 p" b* N3 ^% Jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 C0 |) \, a3 @' `: z7 v. }
lawyer. ' G: d/ h, B5 T; X: h, W' ^
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 V0 l5 @ ?3 JHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* i8 m r. }, U4 `
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ ^/ U2 T; u xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ o) R4 \& E& G' a1 Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# A1 S8 h( a3 `! m }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; G3 `9 O; F- } k% f3 h
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 F; k1 d1 L1 o' B$ v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) ^$ d* y' O9 A5 m2 r, x# v$ V5 T
back to sleep. + X8 X, G: l; ?' O" y! W
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. v! z" [" @7 u% t
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( ?+ h0 l' I. e/ q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ ]" j. P$ y4 f
comes down with four?'
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8 Q9 f( ]; o. y- Z. K7 O( W- HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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