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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 A; K- ~% ]7 w- z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( _& a1 y0 u1 Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 J! p a. R+ L! L7 n' Athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" |& w: [+ C9 ?# ]; D. h" f# N The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" ~% l9 l$ p0 O: E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: a4 q: l F8 j8 s* G% Q1 d
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& j8 V& V6 |3 U: d. oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 f7 f( x# w D2 ^4 P: Y# c. ryou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 u5 K! w" g3 h6 V3 F will pay you $500. ) @4 T) W$ S& x" R8 D" t7 _; k
: J. }. u* b" W' j8 A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 l0 m( [% E. ^the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 i; @7 C) {# v6 ~" h* H. TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 O; H: r* o# ]9 x8 K7 R7 v9 L0 Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% t+ [& x: r1 Z5 g- V' G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 {$ [3 `! Q# o* B; |
lawyer. 6 Z" q2 _1 `8 {8 K
7 O9 c' h" G6 m+ i& m; V9 H" _Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 Y' l4 q" A2 M7 h6 e* v1 P
8 K3 u5 x) f U/ P8 wHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! T& w4 l* Q) N6 X! h5 J
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; z% J3 q9 @8 f* o& RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 m0 ?. B& b. H2 Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' M! d4 _$ O L' hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* }5 K1 C L8 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; Y9 z! P9 f3 ~7 q7 c8 ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) ?8 e- f0 E. T3 Z% {, F" H/ p! nback to sleep. 6 H& K9 p# _/ K, B* b7 O
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# P+ G5 T7 h) w# X
wakes the newfie up and asks, . q/ T) @. z; V( X
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' U8 m) E) j7 P D/ C$ Q, b
comes down with four?' ) S/ Z5 ?, x: r
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 y5 {( E! E8 W* U9 r) e( y
and goes back to sleep.
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