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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 B; m0 E; L& Z) M3 J% ~; y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 D) F' X/ `; H) L
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- Q% z' b* m& C# l% [3 C
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ @ h5 z" n' Q; O6 m) S/ q" ]0 q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 ~0 m6 h* ~, J! R9 E% T5 R8 f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 o" v( }! V H/ t4 M; G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 t+ e/ a9 \( d" y2 V/ t$ lyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 J6 o' n+ S0 r b5 h6 N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( o4 G( W" f, o0 p: x! O% a
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, x" z( V# S' F# B) Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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^4 j# z9 _5 F" F( {! EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
E) z: L& V/ r/ A6 j3 vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the J2 U3 z& H& T0 A/ d y
lawyer. 9 J9 D* A4 Y, w( j
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.' K+ O( x0 d; R3 e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; T# u9 H! {) w0 a. e$ [3 S% {; r; Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, i7 f& R& `9 g7 a: |
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 e( h, g2 R/ p# M6 B- Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; A" }- b5 @# A3 u, `1 K( y) t" Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 h) K0 E0 S4 V' d6 E& rback to sleep. " z' P, y% K7 y
# \' D7 E7 ^. W7 M. i/ IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; @- k5 Y6 u( v& L7 J) w- A
wakes the newfie up and asks, : Y# N5 k, {8 p9 M! o9 J
2 r X7 C0 n4 o) \( @* ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# d# h- ~" O G3 acomes down with four?' * B6 k$ ^" O. M2 d/ E
! B* X, P2 d- {# y# w: |2 ]8 B2 d- `1 NThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
/ r6 F3 O! D1 y6 N5 land goes back to sleep.
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