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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 k& \7 [) I9 }% z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 @) e/ D0 t+ t1 N+ _' D/ }6 v
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- e: P1 p- y! ~" A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( L& m j0 y/ g2 G- h
3 o2 z0 l3 Y6 D& R) P% `# d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! \6 @3 q4 M5 s he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 n0 ? X3 j: ^" i+ q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 _. D* Q l/ t" |* u2 [2 Y1 b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! ]! k* M, \4 p& c$ K$ b
you pay me only $5. & \. C4 L2 j7 w _0 G" [
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 G3 P( d- N1 j) d. L3 f: [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ u3 B" c8 o( E) k+ VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 H% [6 ^* @+ x: l# q/ I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & d' ?# V' C; }0 ^
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 h1 s- n! @/ O& a- D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 e# \! X* X/ `0 z0 x% P1 B
lawyer. 4 d6 @/ \, s1 P) W
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 l4 s3 k4 @, I. ^three legs, and comes down with four?' . T$ W" k# r* X3 V8 j
. F2 d, m7 U8 W3 YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* e4 N7 e' J- A' f( v. Z0 ~; X! R1 ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& Q3 g2 _- k$ j0 Z6 t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ m1 b& |. Z; R6 X# F7 D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. n- ]- Q7 i' M7 G5 ]/ h: Hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 `3 k$ C, [5 ~% W) E
back to sleep.
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5 R7 a: T2 m# E/ g# l% g( oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! q7 z L# g1 o
wakes the newfie up and asks, # e2 o3 n% Z* z
% r# P* h; U; W6 K- q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
* H' a, @# ]* ?0 a4 ucomes down with four?' , C# m$ \9 W+ q) J2 A4 o( c! l" u3 f
9 U) G1 G) A0 vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# t9 @! F" o& b$ c( t# Y3 E
and goes back to sleep.
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