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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 A( D! _0 M s5 Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 \. f4 B4 R4 I+ \- Ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ z7 _$ [2 Q! D Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 ~7 P* A" c$ [7 E* v. e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 D5 I( C% c& G+ E+ V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 Q7 Z7 Z8 Y( N. r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* C: I* k Y2 s) N( G7 }
you pay me only $5. 4 e% V+ o, z" E
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" f3 g3 F, t) E This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! @" O; B) P8 l# S3 [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 [- i( b# |' `/ N w
- f# m/ S% p# v8 e- O. S! h3 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; ]; Q: D3 s' t) s: c- ^the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 T( a' x' o& ^* o- @9 V9 ]% y% h% QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 F0 B: u! o% |6 B2 E5 i7 upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 i2 I3 v7 }* ^$ E( Q+ B- F
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, P3 q7 @# j$ f) m+ C- E, Othree legs, and comes down with four?' n' N& ~) X6 Q- @0 B
: Y( [, m% z% {" ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ _5 ?/ {1 M4 g1 C' Hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 H b5 H3 n, c6 h6 I% |; \
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& R8 I% \3 d3 T/ b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* i" l$ e$ I6 m8 b5 z1 ~3 r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! t& L8 ~5 D$ h+ {7 L2 w
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# A( r' T$ Z" P8 ?* ]
wakes the newfie up and asks, . N$ z" Y# f; d" j" A
4 b/ L% i: @1 m* n0 a) T9 y7 ?'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 W( v l' _( K# e9 P+ D& Z8 |
comes down with four?' 4 N' u' J, t: \& c" D
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ l+ G& v6 X. E/ u
and goes back to sleep." _; s% G) k( M v, a
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