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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 V+ t" x% C6 y; f1 j N6 q5 F1 tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 [" C- X7 \6 ]& o9 T9 xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 F- [ w* F. S1 ]( E
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 f5 T7 u0 l7 ?* C- I& {# q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; g% p9 Y7 T. Y- V7 q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 |3 _, S9 g, r' @: {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 U: v# v- Z/ H2 ]5 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 I: V2 c/ _. @/ ?+ o9 ]5 F$ Jyou pay me only $5. , ~1 K G. l" a
. P0 Z" _ w$ a, O3 I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
4 y$ L$ T x/ [' \) m: F) P will pay you $500.
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- t2 c0 F+ N' O d6 H; z. V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 m# Q! ^ _* ~' r8 t( |0 rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + `' J, V. x5 s7 N
6 L, _4 I# I! s. FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
m# R3 N) H C3 N$ t6 J \* tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 S1 N" V2 p4 C% ^2 h/ e/ G
lawyer. # j$ s' A: T/ k5 W0 L
" T( F0 q8 p( x) d' `Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ ^- S: Z! a; e6 z7 c% t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 e: H- D+ f( p2 q8 I4 Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 s9 T5 y* i* F5 `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 I7 M6 e# t0 D. R- m. v$ @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ ~4 X: m$ Q7 I' R* g' V' q R' z
back to sleep.
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& S4 r s) W0 W6 W7 bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He p8 l8 q/ ~+ ]7 S
wakes the newfie up and asks, * |0 V) `, l( d# C
5 b6 P/ V- e3 i h, N'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 J7 Z1 j! b+ s- i: b: Xcomes down with four?' 7 C+ l( T3 k$ }* {3 Q
8 W2 R+ z2 A$ h9 IThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ J" U( y( g) x
and goes back to sleep.- I7 w5 c. P7 R) `1 d; P. l
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