A lawyer and a senior citizen happened to sit next to each other during a long flight. This lawyer a cocky type, who thinks that he's a notch above everyone else, believed that most seniors are dim-wits and could be easily fooled. To prove his theory, the lawyer decided invite the senior to play a game just to while the time away.
The senior was tired and just wanted to take a nap, so he politely declined and tried to catch a few winks.
But the lawyer persisted saying: "The game is really easy and a lot of fun. I'll 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'll pay you $500."
Just to keep the lawyer quiet, the old gentleman agreed to play the game.
The lawyer asked the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?"
The senior didn't say a word, but simply reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, got out a $5 bill, and handed it to the lawyer.
Then, it was the senior's turn. He asked the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"
The lawyer used his laptop to search all the references he could think of in the Internet. He also e-mailed his 'smartest' friends. But all his efforts were to no avail. After about an hour of failed searching, he finally gave up.
He awakened the senior citizen and handed him $500. The senior, mumbled a quick thanks, pocketed the $500, and went right back to sleep.
However, the lawyer became really bothered by the riddle and his inability to find the correct answer. He tried to do more research in his laptop, and really racked his brain. But again, his attempts failed. He just could not figure out the puzzle. Unable to stand it any longer, he once again awakened the sleeping senior, and blurted out, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The senior once again reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, got out a $5 bill, handed it to the lawyer, and went back to sleep.
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The senior was tired and just wanted to take a nap, so he politely declined and tried to catch a few winks.
But the lawyer persisted saying: "The game is really easy and a lot of fun. I'll 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'll pay you $500."
Just to keep the lawyer quiet, the old gentleman agreed to play the game.
The lawyer asked the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?"
The senior didn't say a word, but simply reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, got out a $5 bill, and handed it to the lawyer.
Then, it was the senior's turn. He asked the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"
The lawyer used his laptop to search all the references he could think of in the Internet. He also e-mailed his 'smartest' friends. But all his efforts were to no avail. After about an hour of failed searching, he finally gave up.
He awakened the senior citizen and handed him $500. The senior, mumbled a quick thanks, pocketed the $500, and went right back to sleep.
However, the lawyer became really bothered by the riddle and his inability to find the correct answer. He tried to do more research in his laptop, and really racked his brain. But again, his attempts failed. He just could not figure out the puzzle. Unable to stand it any longer, he once again awakened the sleeping senior, and blurted out, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The senior once again reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, got out a $5 bill, handed it to the lawyer, and went back to sleep.
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