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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* t1 A0 X, s& U& R I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- R' @; _( o) i H& X
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ A& D: R9 _7 E# a7 z' ]1 S4 U. h
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & V& a4 \& x' f7 I' w
, {) B. C" a3 `! L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 X+ f9 D: @3 K. x( i0 e4 U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, U. N# o" L( b4 g5 I1 ~' D! }; K
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 U, d. v# O: a( P/ z- K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! v; x# ^) h, ?you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( D+ W f% G* P will pay you $500. " s$ ^9 u: R* x R% s7 j2 I
2 s8 I2 a9 h6 U) X" U) M7 @9 s; e, f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& F! v9 `1 ]& \; o( I5 j7 D9 Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ O, K: T* Z0 @7 n/ t5 D+ I& r' r: J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 j! K% x' _% H3 q/ p0 B1 f
% j% Y7 C, B3 IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 x) K- ?& D: | j# N7 \& _2 T; _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( C7 L: w) n' MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! y, u/ P: L/ Y' o/ OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with A7 a9 _, V) l/ ^. L
three legs, and comes down with four?' % L$ @* v7 e F/ J7 S, t
) Z; r% V1 g9 o& c, m0 X$ h; jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" P. V0 W ~. P+ @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( G) w% i3 K# A* n7 j6 {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! S I1 L6 }' W, x" s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ _0 U; a9 }) C4 G# |3 t3 R: ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 u& R# T: S$ j$ f8 T/ ]7 Nback to sleep. # I$ U# W% e/ c% p
( [% {9 E& h4 R0 y. ^1 J9 V) \4 WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* [% D, `' m2 a* j3 K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
c3 l8 l+ H0 S1 z+ vcomes down with four?'
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3 A2 i( d+ W3 y& h% FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; h3 G6 y6 R$ D9 N. I
and goes back to sleep.+ R y4 q% `, } K4 J# g
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