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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 U6 {( B: A" F- y4 glong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: v8 y6 o1 { V- c! [ K$ ]) Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( X: m* k) R- }- Y4 P3 S' M" Ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 |( N3 R: G3 H: E. j, ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 D3 U! Y2 ` M. o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% U* S; G& N$ [5 W2 e2 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I @; x7 T: \8 N5 g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) p2 o' N* M3 T
you pay me only $5. 5 d* f) h4 |8 G( S3 Y2 `
6 [7 w& g3 A9 m$ m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ P' s/ ?% t+ W4 P; _( I will pay you $500.
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) F3 m* F3 W* I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( ^0 |4 P; y8 Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ `) t4 ]+ O+ @1 nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- b$ p$ K' K/ @. K0 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: Q4 G$ M; y- e/ dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
- ]0 s/ P- F! x4 zlawyer.
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8 i, f9 T. O3 uNow, it's the newfie's turn. y' e. x# `9 @5 D/ g+ |% r
/ p, e% K9 J. KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 j5 \" c; Z2 i7 t. d+ bthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ e* m8 ?# @/ T) d7 x5 U O; pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 D+ j. {' o2 _0 L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: B" T% m m0 i- f7 e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- {6 K3 r& j6 T9 B8 t
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) ]; `0 {! C3 l- r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 I* i2 m/ s6 d7 z* F
back to sleep. + n7 ?* c# p7 U, t0 X
+ v1 T4 u& V" M+ F W2 N6 K' x1 XThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 ^% a. L. I1 h! B$ W' m
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' I4 K6 w2 z" b! c$ L
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- d) W1 X8 h; ^1 i
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 B) }, \+ Z& L! p
and goes back to sleep. X, b& Q* q1 y3 }$ Q* g5 [" O- \' _
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