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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 X2 z$ Y0 Q ]9 Q! \# |
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) [7 s" \# ~% i6 f2 J( n* {7 kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 `, O2 J8 g( S) n2 M- r3 l1 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % |" q1 W7 B" F. f" C/ n
7 N' g3 `3 p6 x' J8 J* L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- W1 U8 J# y7 |: {/ E$ j' q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! a! S+ f! k% [6 ^2 }9 B
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 \: \8 X9 `) b! S* C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ D! ?. C9 k+ k! U: \, `) x
you pay me only $5. ' l, z" q7 R# [5 u7 u
& c$ r( Z3 s( [- b8 _0 X You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! [# r$ N& z W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 S# v& T; q1 p8 w6 o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ R- [" s: s h$ X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . |2 N6 u6 U4 y
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* i) I/ K+ }3 e" k$ jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 D( N% r6 H/ J
lawyer. K- s4 v4 S2 |4 Y5 t
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- s7 l- t: n0 P D( N1 W+ e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 |2 }2 v; j, ethree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ P5 [6 I# n' \ hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: h3 ~! Q$ w+ J0 F6 J8 f6 Q9 Pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 E$ O% K4 T+ [# w- tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 Q- E/ ]7 O) ^5 p; W- W- ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# f! s1 m+ W7 f. g) Wback to sleep.
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" G2 {: \! }4 }# X4 g PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. k. L/ k# r0 o R" h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# ]7 p7 _# F8 P6 [$ I
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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