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Van Meter IA | The Lawyer and the Irishman
A lawyer and an Irishman are sitting next to each other on
a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that the Irish are so
dumb he could put one over on him real easy...
So the lawyer asks if the Irishman would like to play a
fun game. The Irishman is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he
politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and says 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 Irishman's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet,
agrees to play the game. The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's the
distance from the Earth to the moon?' The Irishman doesn't say a word,
reaches in his pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
lawyer.
Now, it's the Irishman's turn. He 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 searches
the Net and even 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 Irishman and hands him $500. The Irishman
pockets the $500 goes right back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes
the Irishman up and asks, 'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs
and comes down with four?'
The Irishman reaches in his pocket, hands
the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep. | |
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Irishman and a Lawer
