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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
/ [5 b/ ~. i/ m7 Klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 i p$ p+ \; w$ u
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( s* D5 P2 _6 y2 A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / l0 w' ?3 V- E+ f; B! _
" D5 U X. @9 l; } [: v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 H& q; {1 T" f/ n he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 s' T, c! |( V0 n4 s7 ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% W6 p% ?* [$ P& _, g; h0 Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' \6 n) D3 X* _- o( N0 v
you pay me only $5. 4 Q' Y, X. y' C; B$ R' m
3 q8 n+ V- u# [2 z9 k$ p& s9 w& V4 o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
) B( o( K8 Y& ~* h# U* m will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 e% P+ a/ i' s& C# Uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # x* ?: N5 g7 T1 A
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ {7 |3 }5 m: x& ?5 Fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + O. G" H/ m2 \9 r* ^) d( r
4 M: Y# y* q2 t+ c5 T7 T! |" K' XThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& F1 I, _6 J e! I$ k& g, N6 S# z% {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ G7 T- T3 k6 A( INow, it's the newfie's turn.# _5 m7 h; w3 W
4 N( C# z! y3 D3 J9 L1 [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 D3 S( v' I* q4 j& ] ~; ^three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 A3 f6 R/ f A
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ ]) ~& W, y, h) T: g2 R& U+ `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ W" X, q3 J% {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, F" S* k; R3 C6 K5 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- U- [, e2 X% A* p4 [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 S( D; |6 z% c% Q. n; Yback to sleep.
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4 z6 [! P8 E- U3 u3 t; c1 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 v" x! Z; E H! A6 W( Swakes the newfie up and asks, # s' j. l8 ~" R' o& A5 i; O
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ [) V9 j9 k$ R( r) h7 S
comes down with four?' q" U7 _. C+ b1 S. [. f/ {, @1 o
* I" u s! n3 s/ X. P, {* pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 V% \5 u% T+ ~: {
and goes back to sleep.* v! w. y* x. n0 L Z& r
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