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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' T0 |+ }. P7 g. l ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ W1 g0 W* y2 V8 l- ]
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" ]+ L& L: e/ v7 F9 X$ m4 m
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( N# \& I! f* Z2 K% ]6 \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( Q* A) K3 v7 |2 c6 a% D# e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; w% v3 }7 j4 ]. m( k lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# e+ X# k" w5 t" ~" b1 f5 fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 Y. J- `4 H: k/ K! J+ ^you pay me only $5. / W) b) R& T5 c7 A; X
- o1 H7 |% U& m, r7 h4 s. c You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 ^0 w! _- \6 i: c( O
will pay you $500.
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, P5 s3 O7 a/ `9 N0 o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# Z8 P8 x; t: d: f: D& s) Jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! D6 N# l8 S8 \3 C% i. b8 @
2 o% ]4 l+ [2 d% HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- r- t# \( a7 E! s* U5 ?
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* i% S2 T- h# s5 w4 pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 \2 @! Q! f1 ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 Y* C* i4 Q- ]) t& M2 G! w
lawyer. 3 O9 R7 A, C6 M% c- l
' n, U4 G, T" q- Z* qNow, it's the newfie's turn., ` O4 h2 }- p: P4 r3 T8 s5 G
. u5 L3 q, t0 t# I, tHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% X( I% |3 s" n: K; _5 O+ w+ Nthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( w9 a3 p# X, ]" Z- M2 Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; M( }* | p: R% r8 l' hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' E# ?% q ?" E8 U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( ]7 S/ |+ Q% b) i, v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# f! \1 `) M& C' y7 N
back to sleep. ; z8 I1 k* I: R
5 k3 x( O2 s- t. T, WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He u2 y: r0 i% |$ s
wakes the newfie up and asks, * z! {+ M( a" q# s+ m0 T
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- e# `9 w [, V1 m0 I4 A
and goes back to sleep.# V- {5 `0 j+ W- z3 G3 F. d
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