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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 Y9 G9 M% ]9 i8 s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, j7 Z! }3 g1 a/ K' ?8 }$ M
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 c/ Y# K6 Y: K' S1 r# N8 l! N lthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 h/ |2 F& i! X$ o+ I7 d7 p4 ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ l# U- K! ~1 B {. j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- p, l- s' C# I8 W3 sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 w' l% f; r6 M+ Kyou pay me only $5. 3 n2 ~! f0 r5 x' W9 r1 G% r
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 s% x7 @+ ]4 M! U: _- }/ tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 w- r' P& C! v) z# @3 f% |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% ^' W, f# U; u! y1 D6 m7 V/ ~" t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 P9 k2 N5 m# P3 JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 o$ p0 f* t$ |) r9 W/ r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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2 o7 g4 ]8 y( V0 N; E$ k% zNow, it's the newfie's turn. P7 X6 K5 P2 X0 x, Q2 J
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 O, m9 Y& Y( d! T; k4 t9 [
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' ^) h7 G4 z: U1 z+ I \
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 n* L5 E) t. F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 H6 q+ J* k2 i; Y# p; e3 P# V) W% h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ k+ A/ V3 M. `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 Z% h5 Z# X3 I" `* d8 j& Bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 ^' \7 }; B. I' W
back to sleep. 5 ^( }3 N" w0 M; m1 e
( C6 Q% s2 O' T1 g- CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 D" H: T- X6 d- @5 O* n; ~" L. j# Kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 f% j! H, c, g4 {+ x9 M; [4 {'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 Z+ o4 \8 R: {2 Bcomes down with four?' 4 Y) G, x- }" v' ^
/ l2 G% ?/ r/ G) A/ qThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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