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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* \0 p8 L& b/ a9 Y; R9 D. y: c3 y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# a P0 e: q. athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 M4 P& J: P1 L6 q# o0 v
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 o5 W2 u* v! W- Y8 H% _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The y0 p' H. ?! v$ |: C% T$ ?$ N
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- o) K! E1 b. w9 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ m1 u s+ |+ V, W/ V3 x* ?/ [' ^
you pay me only $5. + |7 ^4 I; K8 C( a7 I& Z
5 ]/ K6 b4 \; a3 L. d; P# o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 Q% R3 ]0 L( }/ N$ _3 E
will pay you $500.
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9 G/ G2 r/ V6 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep x5 r$ c9 `+ x' f" O1 M
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 U2 e" d1 A- I ?: P3 `The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! B: t9 y* o* i" r. s) E1 K/ N" b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 j- X, f' T: V, e9 V6 y
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% T f) @/ A9 ^! V% R2 \pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ n+ I U/ y; TNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 r* B5 x% X6 j8 w' d0 Y
) B& A: M1 k3 SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ m; y* [1 W' F7 h: H4 j
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' v2 X2 v/ V9 c1 k. I. t
/ E9 ~; }" S* NThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, z6 E% P' B, C1 Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 O6 I1 f. q! F/ Z( f% f5 m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 Y/ y3 K" t* ^6 x6 j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ t* w: u7 e* @5 \) m2 A; vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! I6 x V# @6 B" Lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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* H9 a E; V# h0 U1 z; s- }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 N2 G5 @# c1 b, A6 z7 w( p
comes down with four?'
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2 [4 V( i$ e& R* gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# P' H" d4 O U0 a# y2 J
and goes back to sleep.
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