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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) E' _. k/ w! J' ]* m8 ]) m# L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( t9 {5 `# }- othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 U5 M9 }0 L6 w+ i1 zthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& s) n+ t1 u1 w0 W% j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# O! Q+ b. L: a+ }0 R) Q* t- U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: q7 U4 ]/ [: O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ F3 A& _5 q& j. M' ?' h- ?you pay me only $5. . [. K1 |. ?* l; O+ a5 R8 L4 }
/ g; x" u) ~. c9 o# N$ t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" x# q- q L* Y4 C will pay you $500. - F' {( e# x! r/ W) `
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; z9 F* E( S% l5 k# G0 X! O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 `* v o! W" W
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! |. j7 [: }* `' pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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+ Q# _4 z: ^0 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' W/ e) g, g( f8 Spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
/ J7 B) o4 ` B. h0 ylawyer.
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4 V( U( J ], y B- ]Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* {+ `( k8 |& B4 vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; H& T+ k( i% Pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 P# g- J" {1 v( h, @- d' L3 V+ qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* z5 M4 T1 K- Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" q+ W0 {# s) h# u6 ?
back to sleep.
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: t" T- b% j {+ m- b; b2 ~9 `. f* yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, S# l R/ ^) `: H
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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* a8 f3 o8 h4 s0 |8 j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( T, Q! L8 b6 j8 b0 ~- ?
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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