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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
3 H' n p/ W$ v7 [$ llong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) l6 `8 Z& o! _: \ [that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 A( I7 a8 Q# w9 A* Ethe newfie would like to play a fun game. , I3 h2 I9 z1 s) z8 v6 C5 ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 q. v; l7 V1 B! e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ r. o% [+ n, a' l8 X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I b) Z) e4 ^. t" e$ }( o
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. v: m0 c0 D3 r* _/ eyou pay me only $5.
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: P! h1 M) a. P7 s5 Y! Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 X7 ~% v% \, E9 e
will pay you $500. ! t5 l1 v- D0 K+ E# h3 G7 M4 b8 u
4 `+ G x; g+ O x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- ] d7 D! A- C7 f# E" l& Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ T: S# Q# }& z. O) J* \7 O
$ S- G0 @3 ?0 Z, @3 j2 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 l/ y1 G- ~3 @) I2 b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his Q+ M- r6 b6 ]" l6 _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 p: \# j7 D- e/ iNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 \ {4 d- L: R" j) ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 g' k: ]! j0 }; t
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( Q' y% r9 s2 U( X h+ E8 vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# I' ]9 W; E5 p! Xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ [, f. E9 Z4 }# s: n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 V( I( ?- w. i8 [* ]0 I, Y$ z9 k5 jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( g5 g( E9 `* O. J3 _' E# a0 Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) s& F9 q9 Y- n. V( BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, O. N& Y% ?6 A$ rwakes the newfie up and asks, ! ]. I4 ~; b5 N
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; B" m" a0 g. W' d+ l( P5 _
comes down with four?' ! a" j k' q4 ~% t% P6 e }9 _
, C; X4 E1 r& K y, \" sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: z7 U9 c! _; a- i- @9 B5 {
and goes back to sleep.9 U6 [: p5 D5 p7 [, d% _
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