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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 {- ]; ~+ a# i4 T% _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. f/ e2 L/ M& G. Z# _( o6 U
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 U. {* y* s" `" _3 h3 s
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : U0 @+ J `! g# m; P1 f. }
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 X/ r; _. B& v2 r7 _ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 Z3 m6 D/ b# P2 n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 _$ F2 m9 H, z' Y N/ I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* F& j* j4 _7 G2 Z7 `& Jyou pay me only $5. 8 B! R8 D9 j; g# j
( Z2 p7 u5 Q) K+ l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, m: Q. }- R I6 g! c; U% V1 B2 S will pay you $500. ; ~# `8 I, m" L' z8 T4 ] y* l
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& X3 r% D5 g) b) \( w" |6 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 j& s2 B, A- ~. Q1 x2 D
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# P/ B4 _: P2 X7 E* b% \% lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. y& ]& U5 T+ X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) Z& M2 `6 [+ P0 m- s) pNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ N4 c! \3 k$ {
! s5 b S9 e/ C! V- ^. w" rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 l( Q2 I( p, r& vthree legs, and comes down with four?' ( B: d" P6 p3 G$ i
1 v u0 K+ H+ N4 T$ YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* |4 A/ K$ N: g# _6 P$ m9 Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 Z" z% \' _1 \* ?) A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: T$ w8 V9 J. |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ T, }& W4 B! t) mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% u; Y4 _2 [) h1 r# G, t8 C
back to sleep. - c( T/ n$ S0 O- j5 e
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 b3 I# |+ w% l7 W5 H* nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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: |, g( N6 ^: f0 A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 i4 q- ?& [) t* G
comes down with four?' . }; @" W- C2 m3 S- `( \
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" d3 O, \. I$ x# H) Y" T# d# M
and goes back to sleep.9 @2 a5 x4 ?+ M& b: [! Z- b
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