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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% {: `" X6 K- r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& ?( r3 `, V }8 j/ o' \) E" L! @& uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" T) B! f- z6 n6 ~+ n9 Y, Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' r: u0 K; B1 _% i' Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 c, j/ ?0 A5 Z* ^/ N- G
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" G1 u+ ] u3 a" ]4 I! ~4 Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ V; D2 S$ _: v+ X2 l( v
you pay me only $5.
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/ `5 w0 d2 ~+ X2 ]. C; G" \9 V/ U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; f- {3 v- \; G% F) W
will pay you $500.
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" b1 W; s4 S8 I! L: [9 @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
P5 X6 k: ]9 i+ x5 Tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. Q2 q5 h% O7 S U# ~" a7 h+ m
; W: y+ q$ i+ y9 BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's {' K* ?; d7 A8 }% A5 H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + w- z. O6 j" e1 Y7 P
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: D6 X9 {8 `4 ~, B' e9 jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% W# w; A& Q$ }0 o
lawyer. $ |0 |; \3 }3 X0 D: F+ o3 k% h
# I. m+ [$ ]& @8 ?1 \Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 k6 i8 c1 F* ?9 |
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# ?4 I9 [, W- ?$ @1 ]8 `
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& Q: n$ F, B+ i: o5 p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
M* M5 e D+ ^* r% l2 \* j, ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 Z5 z# i7 S/ n% r6 a9 g( M( w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 D* D+ o0 j, W7 @& T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! a: h) g/ h0 D' Y$ \
back to sleep. ) M4 i& `. e+ w3 _# ]% R
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ F/ {$ v" W5 N3 ~, _
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 a& n* b0 c4 |6 x0 P! r) ocomes down with four?'
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! N9 t2 V, ?) ?" zThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' U6 V; H4 t1 ^" C
and goes back to sleep.
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