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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 U" H6 ?+ [/ Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) s, }& Q! n, l1 Q% T7 rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% M. V" L; t7 w! Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* e3 l# Q! b4 X4 p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, S& c1 e+ a) k E& g* g# b5 C he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 ^( u7 @+ G2 f0 k7 G5 v; w
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 ?3 b( S' [: B1 mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, M2 G3 i3 ~: h: N1 I
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 h% |6 | H7 z, t' b( a/ T$ } ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 [7 x) W7 P# Y% Z% s3 p* Xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 q( N) K% M( {* e1 {: U+ t* n' m0 r
6 t; k3 c6 Z. V3 [8 R" w* tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" J0 p O: d% j* L& Q7 |the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% Y3 J3 P- h" U5 {8 z4 O$ {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 b5 G, \* o1 K5 G6 p y4 m) Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 T- c" q0 n& ~$ A8 n# K
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ @& e4 m; J* M- i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
Y. n) [1 Y" t" t- L* O; s! p0 Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 q, c2 U) l# gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# H6 ~0 G( ?5 x0 G( ?- k; |
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 u6 u% ~; E0 [' Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* p! A& m7 G. A: Eback to sleep. 6 D7 G3 a* K# B( G
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# L G" a& p' ?& Y/ J
wakes the newfie up and asks, S( ~) [* S+ J' h" v5 z9 j1 o% x7 Y
. m& l3 P6 R5 f! `' X m$ n: v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 D/ [1 ?( P) Z2 L% a5 x& e
comes down with four?' ) u4 V( A- i# g4 T. S0 i- @- n" B
+ P5 D' l+ V" x9 {+ rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; Y6 e( B1 h$ f2 O% N T
and goes back to sleep.
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