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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; K# x1 o m+ H6 }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, [7 G; f4 Y$ Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 }% W/ l" w2 m+ P6 Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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, |9 @6 Q1 a$ ~3 ~4 m X! e$ k The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& C u2 N9 J2 f+ h* h4 u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 A/ o2 u0 k. J& Q# Y) v( Z9 U" O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& C2 z+ s6 t' _3 E aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. s. C3 @2 k* x e" P. y1 a" H0 zyou pay me only $5. + x# y) S: B6 g4 u- g# i5 D. B7 @
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- t1 V' q7 ]! W( t6 ]' S: x! D3 ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep e' @5 d# s0 O7 w) E+ [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % h4 ?( I( O/ ?7 ~" P- ?
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 f% A9 \, t' b8 j
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - `) }% I0 F' _$ }/ @; a
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- r) o( f2 d3 i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& @, u; j% ~% t' F% |
lawyer. b6 i) A9 I8 q: s# I* I
9 {. f4 z$ P' @Now, it's the newfie's turn.# q) v7 h4 _7 T9 s
7 S$ {* w9 T" yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, H H v, G: f& u! s5 Ithree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 t) I- h5 T$ I. d" l; H- K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: V( f; [" d( }& m2 R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: Z. x% W9 w8 K* s/ g6 bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 z8 I v2 V( J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" X& W7 U e4 L: Y6 Hback to sleep. , P n7 k0 `, A, s
5 w7 l9 c8 K' E( N$ `1 FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" z# V1 |; O! d( Fwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
& N% D: f& E5 p3 s+ W. Z4 Bcomes down with four?'
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2 Y( Q0 j% N: n3 t* c0 R8 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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