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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 W9 P- {/ T9 m& U3 @long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, c& v; J; c# ^! j8 G- D4 Z( Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# o% Y2 K- H3 s2 K
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ n# W$ `. }, F
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ Q$ G% @9 v. A+ [7 J0 O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% P/ {' u- H+ T4 C! Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. b1 N& y4 C) `0 gyou pay me only $5. 8 ~" R$ I) ]; i7 c+ u: s
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* b9 V- r% ^; X
will pay you $500. # d2 A1 D; s1 V. j! B# o7 h
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. Q; i* w: Y+ e" `6 O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) ?; l7 G6 Y8 _ U5 ]3 PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. _4 T: l- q4 T; Y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 ?0 {; I, e+ c( G PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 |/ W+ N3 x2 _4 [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 ]% I' K, W9 J
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." E. Y$ W3 ?# o" C, X
* m" N; i* @7 @. C d* ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) B0 t1 I& J c6 C
three legs, and comes down with four?' : a9 d) I/ N1 B
# f) ]( \$ f% c! M/ vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
J8 d/ j* C' o% E% \/ Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& S" c3 \/ W8 u+ ^
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 }. _; o. C1 d d* f* Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# F' k& A% b$ B( [0 [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; W" \- t n& y0 {6 \back to sleep.
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- s+ Q. Z( n: l4 [" E9 B8 F8 v! C3 {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 P+ E2 g9 ^; t5 N
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' G2 C2 L1 u3 N2 b
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ p! _1 e" z; G
comes down with four?' & n$ N* T" |1 P! v
9 ?8 C% A9 J, a: n* _The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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