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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 }" s& r( M' d4 I3 K8 L; r- blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( w% ^' {% ~% V. \* Cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
K5 z) f9 C8 P% m$ }( Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , v: H+ P, e5 | g* D) g6 N* k
0 ~* L5 \# _3 p, q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. |9 }, j- L1 y5 R c" Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ }+ d5 ~7 ^3 s6 @* f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' |) G2 w$ ]2 x2 G- p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 l& c( J* V& `7 l0 m% Jyou pay me only $5. i/ s8 [: G6 _! p+ i" M
7 S+ z+ J: M; ~" J* n3 ` You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 t9 k7 H Y5 G% _1 \0 b1 R will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' b8 V2 ?9 F1 X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , o/ ^( t9 c0 N0 r' l
4 R# X8 B9 m# Q, A5 a7 RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) v6 o, m# P& F5 b: `the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 h- b0 O2 k$ U+ [/ `# v. |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ u4 ^( x1 Q4 ]8 o8 v9 m G4 p3 J
lawyer. , C3 z% {( e9 F4 f+ R8 M% r
. b+ S# e# E6 u( `' r, g5 qNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 `/ U4 r# p( L3 K9 O
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% r: b. _* j3 [: w( W- @6 n, N, c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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6 y [# k0 a; X6 u8 I' zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( C3 O' v# R* b d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 d; D& z0 P6 e9 b* g/ ~- }2 Othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- l& o9 C6 {. c. n2 m6 z, hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ }: W+ T: @/ ~/ e6 hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& ]5 L: l: j2 tback to sleep. : ~8 i2 }' Y* X# u A6 R! p
- F2 w: n& Q- j- Z$ k& x1 rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 z2 x# q: G6 i* l1 ^3 J* kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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, L$ [, C' v8 {% R+ ~0 T/ T% L, \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 B: _/ L, `; a* X# I% F
comes down with four?' : @( X- m6 V0 O2 {+ M$ ~+ q
0 y, u1 O9 z0 d+ ]6 iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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