 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 A! N( z% S! I9 _$ ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# n$ r# d+ v+ ~that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: {" f$ n- D, ~4 y1 Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
0 ]% C* {# n3 J% i' \+ h, r7 G
4 x( k x; W0 n( ] The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 i3 |7 c& B" I$ H( g
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ @4 Z: _0 m# z1 Q" h lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 B' Z$ t* R; J7 ^- S( F& ~$ }ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ ], g( @7 j( g8 z& i
you pay me only $5.
6 B( x- I" H2 d; L ; J. P2 F- T! r/ |
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ @9 }* {3 ]& G2 ^1 B% L will pay you $500. : u5 ?0 p9 e+ X! D z! F* T1 v
5 r2 B u: i$ ?, N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 B) C. U! w1 B! X/ U1 t& m3 Cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) R' D( h; Z" I& |
7 o' i1 t6 f/ K* R t
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* r$ f: i$ l) d9 _9 j" `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , b! I' m3 V* K2 X& p6 S
- c4 C" P1 P5 w1 f: M4 IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' C1 Y! r* q* Y- J( G% m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% g% W- c* F2 [9 dlawyer.
4 n4 O/ f, R! l# C9 n m# G0 h1 v8 v% u
4 e8 l/ r6 u4 \: V4 J) h: z3 k; YNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 _- a$ a5 R* c" T. }# z
/ Q8 I# ]: H2 q5 b, s
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
J+ j; L" k) S3 \8 U& h- i: Ythree legs, and comes down with four?' $ ?4 Y8 X, [8 f. L8 B6 I" T
. ?3 G) P+ M2 n% J* n
The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- l2 i9 a2 q% Q! Ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) ?) t2 A2 i/ W" H3 uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ r2 j- V H+ g' g7 N7 @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 B/ `8 u7 D/ whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* R" K4 f( I4 ?7 E8 h
back to sleep.
$ l5 K' {) ~" W6 l& J7 ~
+ r N- @( w" ]* I9 z5 UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ s1 Z5 G; h6 |7 l' C9 s
wakes the newfie up and asks,
5 G$ S C; j. U& D1 F$ t; U$ \, c- w% }! C" o; p/ W0 V" P- Z
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 }7 U9 E- @6 G
comes down with four?' ( I2 D$ P+ [9 X3 u$ q
0 c: a) H! R- s/ N% L+ v0 K( Q2 YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 b& J* V! W+ b3 x* c& ?3 R9 i
and goes back to sleep.
* E+ d* f" j3 o. V: ?, K5 L5 x. w7 C! x7 ?* V8 ^( ]. v
|
|