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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 }9 w1 Y- b5 r$ J0 L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ G2 a J- H$ L3 e! c6 ]9 c' H8 zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if: v E8 e' q* Y/ Y7 p
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 \$ a5 q* U4 u3 ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' k( E3 K( ^3 M, u9 B
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- g; j% z- s* H" Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! C% d4 o1 w9 y! U# s/ L$ Q8 G1 M
you pay me only $5. 3 S; f6 a, h) i( R5 l" ], D
( ^0 x7 w/ k$ x 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/ {. N0 O$ B2 q! \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 y5 S( @3 o/ R7 p5 ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - O \ u/ b; q2 c5 p
& m: D& n* D9 }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; h3 i1 O# g1 s5 O2 N# ~% m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" x5 P( x2 I% J: T* U3 h E$ T
lawyer. : p( J* I: I4 f" u/ n
4 O8 l* E0 x" n, T- ], v9 CNow, it's the newfie's turn./ ~2 ] p4 \% k
" x1 N: F% J; `( fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; U1 Q ^' W$ l: dthree legs, and comes down with four?' # N' L3 G5 n, R
" X% {! u& ^3 ^) |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* V1 u$ S6 J6 r% p; c0 freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ I+ J3 i4 F5 @7 g0 M' cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- ]# J# `3 \2 c$ uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ ^6 f( |- c5 s5 m+ M0 D5 dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" d% ?# z! T' r- E: x+ Z& D- Aback to sleep.
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9 c8 D1 e: O7 [* iThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 \- l2 h4 B- A+ o+ mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 h, s% ]$ u+ @# U0 J& v
and goes back to sleep.) N4 u: L. R/ L" O* A
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