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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# a9 v4 j d k: L' }+ ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ C; S4 F5 K7 Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' |: U; x1 {4 b
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 D# Y0 P* |& P8 n1 Q+ J& {4 f" M7 x
# }6 B6 E g' q4 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' F E3 n) P* l+ n/ ?3 A0 u7 _ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- ~. ] A) ]( p; |" o W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- d* C: C0 i5 {$ ^* j7 P
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% G% `" b8 z4 O4 W- ^
you pay me only $5. ) Y2 t! w2 R s( y
4 D( z* i" A1 M! a& [5 B' T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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# K. Q5 m, o; ^7 I+ ~ X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 S' [& w# ?6 T+ I0 @the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + _' a& `: ^5 H1 h9 N; F# d
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& z1 [6 z3 z; e1 c" O+ i9 ], {7 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 V* v3 I+ _0 K9 c* @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 F9 F& N3 o- Q/ C8 `. d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
V, V: d' p. y& m7 q4 l, flawyer.
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# @ {" _: X, f( QNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 l& ]. N) M! m, q) r, othree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" y# D7 D9 j/ v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, s' u, U. F. G- c4 Y0 l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ z. l) F: ~5 g5 \# b! ]2 Q; \* n5 Q. W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 ^4 g ?7 o' V0 Shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* S: b/ w2 o% Z4 f- zback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ b) f* F0 z' D5 U
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; _0 B U0 Z; B, l2 ]'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! y4 { m5 @9 q
comes down with four?' ! n! [9 u- G1 w4 I$ `2 d' X
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ P+ d# F7 N9 K- {; H- }: v2 E4 s
and goes back to sleep.6 a' q+ p x6 \7 ]& y' C
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