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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 ]: r1 _! f2 N8 A( jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 s t9 b6 ~1 N% Z: k! h9 Y- Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ w3 u" g- j) E+ D4 x8 c, nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # c& u: U; S* e0 q! V
( p, i X* L; E3 D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 f7 O" X& v9 {* I2 Z; a$ O8 P# f he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& r2 y" W1 M0 W2 p2 D4 J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 z* i4 Z! ?! G* {8 f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; Y! R- u. I) S( v2 G! W! g
you pay me only $5. 1 M7 {9 P6 m2 z( ~
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( o$ V+ ~3 {6 j% rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 E$ h$ q% a @" a8 Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! M/ p5 a n/ i+ O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 ]# h w5 D% M5 c4 |$ z& X& p' f6 v
lawyer. 8 `# N( z! D7 C4 l
2 N8 C2 M$ T- d+ M0 {- gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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B7 H4 Q* F. [* g3 R) C" }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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) }5 H% O4 J5 F3 E2 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: ?2 t( A3 c+ Y% A3 Y/ freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 I9 Q6 A! k5 c+ I3 J, h8 ~the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 G) K' P$ B2 G. j5 b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 }1 s- \9 @6 s+ l( F# a# ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! ^! f% @) p% U% N4 O3 U) Iback to sleep.
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8 @8 ?* s- M, C! V9 EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, J* b& q8 ]6 L0 C6 J k( Gwakes the newfie up and asks, " }1 N7 M; w9 }+ L
" Q+ B4 H3 l5 |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ ~: A; u- C* b: `
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 t) o! {4 W: w0 W" s- d$ `
and goes back to sleep.
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