citico
09-09-10, 07:07 AM
> A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easy.
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> So the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.
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> The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
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> The lawyer persists, saying that the game is a lot of fun. “I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5. Then you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500,” he says.
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> This catches the senior's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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> The lawyer asks the first question. “What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?”
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> The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
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> Now it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?”
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> The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After an hour of searching, he finally gives up.
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> He wakes the senior and hands him $500. The senior pockets the $500 and goes right back to sleep.
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> The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the senior up and asks, “Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”
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> The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.
>
> So the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.
>
> The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
>
> The lawyer persists, saying that the game is a lot of fun. “I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5. Then you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500,” he says.
>
> This catches the senior's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
>
> The lawyer asks the first question. “What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?”
>
> The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
>
> Now it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?”
>
> The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After an hour of searching, he finally gives up.
>
> He wakes the senior and hands him $500. The senior pockets the $500 and goes right back to sleep.
>
> The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the senior up and asks, “Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”
>
> The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.