 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% @2 W4 ]. O7 J
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ }: o8 |+ B3 e; Bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' e. I K) F1 q* y# k$ [the newfie would like to play a fun game. : Q3 p& n9 Z7 b j% L0 A0 r
2 Q# g3 H% p* f$ U, p# _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) x" Y. i9 ~2 i$ k, [
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ | n: M& P; C) B; j2 ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 x, {( P* A& k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 H$ H6 \# G% myou pay me only $5. $ X! V, x9 {. n7 R0 O
4 _( ~! {# X& t; i" n; k8 n: L) T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
8 L) i/ S& L0 g/ z; q+ x r will pay you $500.
0 W* A& r1 i8 H - _7 a1 f% D+ H! X8 ^: b+ \/ j
This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
. K4 u2 P: Y7 B0 d7 u! L, j; kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. u# Z2 b2 U+ D; r' x* A' M2 Q
* c2 u; M! k& |4 E6 L
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 {. v* h. u: h5 ?3 othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
, Q) ?- m; l5 g* ]7 j
: j) D: }& m, S6 k; k1 IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! D9 R6 G! G+ H) ?/ l8 m& gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
5 X' {7 e# y. Y2 x9 Glawyer. ! O& g5 Y5 S3 j% M
5 i9 @) _$ q) N* i
Now, it's the newfie's turn.- ~7 @% { S7 X, J. f* F) h
* B0 {- K3 T$ w. s
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, `5 ?: }; U& b& s8 ^. [. i
three legs, and comes down with four?' h% c7 K( a& [0 M- ], c: F7 L
& J9 Q3 y" v/ C0 y& Z
The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ @7 b3 u' Q* r) E9 G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 L8 V0 @" _( e+ L/ R @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) J, @2 a1 x8 P9 d! @0 T, i- X2 m
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- m9 t/ _: |$ N3 _# ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 r0 k3 j- X$ yback to sleep.
; m) ~6 t3 M o
6 y$ p1 @3 h( e2 Q' qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 y, C- G5 T" X3 G- h: p- [' U
wakes the newfie up and asks,
0 T+ R1 L2 N' ~9 p# k7 K& a% Q! y8 U$ w! R
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 K$ F9 g2 C6 P
comes down with four?'
' A6 E* C' _ h' k& W; i
! @* |0 Y" D0 v0 x ^. pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 m$ W; |+ N3 H+ d# i) \; W! K
and goes back to sleep.' E+ l- i8 ?: U9 w+ G+ v
& ]) D/ R( j; a4 A8 K |
|