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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
3 I1 a& E' \0 \/ `; p; Z9 Q( z+ q% tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ d% `5 T! j/ @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ q. ] q g# t6 ?& B# V6 R5 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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# N8 a; C6 V' Z! F+ B The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so v" r2 B( v" R( a1 D# F6 @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# y! ]: i4 R* m: G% @* x lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" m! f! ]: O: v# k+ L# R
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! S F Z, u$ r7 x7 q7 p1 f
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 B* i1 L* S! B- r Y1 t% s8 H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " n1 q4 p. d! ^" G8 y
n+ x" R) j& B! O% ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ ]' w. c' u0 p" h; L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 F- ?0 C0 b) l, c( U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 v& K1 Q" f' M: BNow, it's the newfie's turn.# r& F" N/ o$ v/ j
3 a% J3 p7 J) G G8 ?( p9 DHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- U3 ^" ]$ w' M% Y6 A
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 v( C) ]. V7 K: u' Z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ R, D7 Z+ C9 s+ L& V$ ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 q& `3 n! Q4 B- f+ m2 b
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 @* D+ A6 V2 {" {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; M+ x+ l- } \: M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ C; i* m. Y' @7 s/ eback to sleep. 0 H8 o3 p: d* F% J N2 w, u
5 ^* E* S5 |( G% q- k4 m8 n$ ?- ^; V. ?The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& ?% D6 s; ]; a6 w: ?# g
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' N" k! C# B9 t
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, i6 e, l l$ e4 K9 _) Y8 cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 e" k% [$ k; v
and goes back to sleep.* x. v. Y$ ?! c# p( S
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