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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' o# I3 v3 j% Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
W, @$ Z7 d( O+ f( Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ A, \9 C1 l7 W3 x! Q2 L/ Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 M5 @# X8 X! z; Q' [9 T
3 x8 l. j! G( H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ f% W0 B i8 O, Y( E5 P' P* ]6 P+ Q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 r. i+ Q! T' v5 ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 \. \' v' c# J& ]- s, ]+ ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 E8 o4 N8 [7 W) I% I0 N7 myou pay me only $5. 3 j6 B! M8 L8 ]' p2 I
& l1 q$ P2 F. b0 z4 M" M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# w# Z& g0 `2 _+ y6 @) G
will pay you $500.
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2 m4 A# q2 }! C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; }: w& ^9 |; e: U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 A# ~6 u# W$ ]5 D8 L3 VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
5 a) P& h- F5 s6 ?the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* s3 N( q- M5 {4 r# P! j
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
! M3 z, Q% z1 j3 ^8 ilawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 E! \0 X$ r2 x& t3 m8 z# ^
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
* r5 b/ z) S2 b8 Xthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 g! K* q" X6 q& r9 l/ |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; j- c4 j( d' W, b) W1 w( Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 R8 Q4 J+ Y. C4 L9 I V0 V7 `" q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- U5 E* ]5 J7 [9 D: o* J7 P1 H9 Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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; W7 n7 Y8 G4 w& i/ ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 U: ]5 c$ ~0 R6 v
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ t5 j5 z4 b) h) vcomes down with four?'
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' u) Q: B7 a9 Y; rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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