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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% N, ?. P1 |! W5 r; Y, k. B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 ]0 ~) J# k% A8 mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 b4 @" G! e' J' e
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : I5 n: \ k$ g
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! y9 _; z! _! [. q2 G/ n2 s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: F: X" u8 H! h$ w8 P* Z9 o7 Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 g2 g9 e m! E: X2 w& Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 b% k. `5 G- O- hyou pay me only $5. & h* _# J2 F' ^' s
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 Q' [% x7 ]4 I' R
will pay you $500. ; \7 G; |( q7 Y, n* ^0 \0 c/ e; \
C1 x" e% I1 E+ ~1 h, d This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. @# b0 _- R8 q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) J5 O% J0 M1 ?: B( _
. o* J/ Y0 j d5 _" WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 y% G+ w* b, S6 Q; c" b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # n( N; I' x( q- S7 o' w
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- y! ?4 B# m+ O: }2 s: z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 }7 {7 q8 F4 o v/ E
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.% {2 R) H% | i; D
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 B6 V+ R3 R: x- H6 h
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( a/ f/ g+ F! F4 v! C
6 b& ]$ a; T* V/ t$ \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 e- b% k7 E. i3 Zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 R- S* }2 i& K: c) L4 d' zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 w U n( W7 I6 Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ o$ x) O6 e/ n; {: zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! Q/ I+ h# A W# u/ y0 Z3 x% ?% S
back to sleep. ; e% _% c/ a* m8 P( N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- r, g; Y& z* n( mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 V" |4 S* R& P- z3 J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
r3 {: J) g0 lcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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