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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! y9 p0 p @6 K" U, y& ]7 N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 L& X7 J# x0 B; @/ f; H, h
: e/ a6 V8 x5 d/ Y; n5 r8 V# u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 J* D1 u/ t6 v g$ a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ k3 X1 x/ }- ]0 ?4 n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. _ h! t9 l4 \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* p( M. Q! m s; V% ]: K) E J
you pay me only $5.
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0 C8 ]$ M, k, _2 h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 c, u& m2 T. L- k: Q& }: Q, D
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ G) g2 Z1 n) P8 X4 q# A) Bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " C5 }% E- H6 C0 f
; n' r( V5 u4 G: T' u2 K% uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: o2 X6 T. m* Y; A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& Y" g4 x$ t) E* _1 z1 Ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 z# @5 ^2 C) Z$ ^2 Q' M9 ]2 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.; q5 t+ H; A7 T" E% u, r) a
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 o* |, L2 u M+ O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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' o6 i% u9 f3 F- Y3 IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ _" V" w0 p- s7 X
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
B% Q* s% o% g. r; ?" Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; }, k) A' W X' uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 e. s: c$ r4 d
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 N4 B; j9 @8 W f
back to sleep. ( N* C% m% B+ N) V, o! t. H1 T% e$ O
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ S: t: [0 }, W' r
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 Q1 w: T, J* p5 k0 e
# k! u0 b# |4 V0 Y f L- e'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 z5 o0 o, ?( @( @. h U0 K
comes down with four?' ' O( u0 q4 H( K2 a/ o, `
( S; c7 x. q+ m( y- Y4 MThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ h$ \) n( h0 P* Hand goes back to sleep.& I* z* }6 ?( z8 c( s- E! I
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