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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 R$ G5 N# s. H+ O6 D! Clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" H; u" y, V% V* f! n- gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# k4 W' W. t/ x
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . m' v. r2 f0 x" K2 Y# O4 N
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) d/ E; s8 ?0 f' r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 m; ~( g! L4 `, c8 ^" t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( e. p' s( s9 {4 k9 @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; Z$ T. c9 _ J: x6 f# X+ e5 p% K
you pay me only $5. ; n/ s( I! R& n: v/ |
# U/ U! q$ [9 l2 n9 Z; G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# u/ w) q- J; Z$ n+ p# r
will pay you $500. ! M; u+ A" L5 J4 R! h" Y" |% s) P& K2 ]
7 T7 `* [' G5 b6 n. } This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 E( ^. t7 c% K( D( I, Z, Sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * u2 Z+ D; Q: w, M
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 R9 d) s( E5 K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! \3 e. r! Q# y, U+ s4 _+ J) J! Y
1 ?3 w8 W* Z: [7 v( i) Q) UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 c8 h5 L5 }/ e S( O# v' _8 vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% H3 T1 G9 }0 t; k2 e
lawyer. ) }' A2 \; `1 g6 \& c, @6 ]
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: s+ j- H$ h( `) e& u
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 F& X9 J$ @/ G$ p, G. |
4 g( z: v P5 D5 a# a" JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* h1 i- Z' Y: Y* k* _
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 }* |6 m, t1 D: Z& Z4 n/ rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; c2 |$ c" T& a
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ B7 ~* S5 x; Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 q0 h! o$ b, I; G5 Z1 {back to sleep.
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% a# [6 |" V( \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 A8 Q7 C! L3 D/ p; l$ A/ J
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, \/ \4 B" n1 W
comes down with four?' ' _" Z! I; }/ p7 k" i
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5) D5 o* @. y& _2 v G A
and goes back to sleep.! k) D+ \3 v0 e, z8 b
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