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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) A0 M6 x3 D+ L" P( @9 ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 c" B! K3 t% v; N# hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 w: V( ]: `( M) H0 `6 ethe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) C, L) U4 p, x% M
" E, d+ G8 ~$ W& e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 P( ^8 W" u7 d5 V
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 W! S" {! v( [8 [4 I* t$ Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% p' y" T" M j+ Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. z8 m5 x6 N0 O
you pay me only $5.
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5 O7 |8 q& U' ^: g W' i5 p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 k1 {. {" B) l& Q will pay you $500. 6 h1 \# M, N. Z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! l) r1 S4 b) u) k$ P9 U8 K- E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% n* n) R( k$ i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ \' W6 F$ `6 y |/ M( U
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 g0 h- S: F+ A6 h) v0 n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) L+ y7 O6 q# f% `Now, it's the newfie's turn.! P! z. i1 E: E4 `
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; T- f; f; {: S! {; g* U+ x, u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 ~* e+ Y1 G# _* Z. i& R; b: jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 W6 _2 |6 h( B6 g! b$ _
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; z- h5 K. S: J: R5 E/ Y0 g
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" L+ U2 l; W: X* s2 B. `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) {: `! P" R! c- @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ F b- {" L, R0 `( A. a6 b8 j: ^
back to sleep. , b+ `4 Q# f, u' q9 B2 M
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 W3 d0 {( I' ]3 Q
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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$ D) B# z. P7 M' K, h# [7 n5 C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% L5 d6 @9 {# m
comes down with four?' 4 F% Y& Z" a# n# e4 i6 U8 A& O' s# C
% |$ u9 U; N* d5 J9 OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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