A lawyer and an older woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight.
Pumped from winning an important case, the lawyer introduces himself and asks if she would like to play a fun game.
The woman is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists, 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; you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500."
This catches the woman's attention; and to keep him quiet, she agrees to play the game.
The lawyer asks the first question."What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The woman doesn't say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the woman's turn.
She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"
The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all references.
He uses the Air phone; he surfs the Net and even checks the Library of Congress.
He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail.
After one hour of searching he finally gives up.
He wakes up the lady and hands her $500.
The woman takes the $500 and goes back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer.
He wakes her up and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The lady reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.
Pumped from winning an important case, the lawyer introduces himself and asks if she would like to play a fun game.
The woman is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists, 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; you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500."
This catches the woman's attention; and to keep him quiet, she agrees to play the game.
The lawyer asks the first question."What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The woman doesn't say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the woman's turn.
She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"
The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all references.
He uses the Air phone; he surfs the Net and even checks the Library of Congress.
He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail.
After one hour of searching he finally gives up.
He wakes up the lady and hands her $500.
The woman takes the $500 and goes back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer.
He wakes her up and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The lady reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.
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