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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ A& F) A v2 F$ v4 ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, I, A. V7 h" athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 `% D& \4 Q0 V5 i% ~# z* Y3 l1 {! E4 athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 H5 S5 U3 Q E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 V. u+ T$ n! \; R8 g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 p) F& g. Z' s- B F* {( task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, e! @ E9 S5 d5 V- m/ t( wyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
8 x+ V4 I1 L) o. u# W will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' B5 M- W) z" jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 D) e6 w3 U( Z, ?( A. W( O
; W) P% \# |- pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) I8 I4 j1 b3 v* N- ^7 e% `6 ^. ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & k; b( B% O: m5 b+ B
$ i# V9 B1 B& SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 @# w3 }9 [# O) O+ {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
" w+ A; \5 `5 H1 Y0 W% Ulawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- d; Y' }' l& U2 p" _4 a0 H& c
& d! p4 a9 r$ @! M; v9 rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! L0 F7 J9 J4 [" h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 R1 V: R- W+ ^, A% x' [references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 d2 e1 J4 }9 u9 n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ x9 b! f0 w4 T' q: t* d& P" mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; E( J3 v! d3 {8 Y& Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 B4 Y! f) }* N+ A5 \) }
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; v9 h) X3 y7 b4 i3 Dwakes the newfie up and asks, , g, }; n$ s3 y0 _0 j/ f+ y6 l
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
& o! C1 ?9 {; Y0 c' Vcomes down with four?' ( F5 D5 s- q+ i: i" ?
% S# w U$ X9 R# DThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
1 b# C% _% V! O' r" F4 ^2 [0 Mand goes back to sleep.2 H! d8 u. ~1 x( C4 ]
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