To: mph who wrote (35950 ) 12/10/2001 11:48:04 AM From: Jeff Jordan Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 208838 > Subject: A BLONDE AND LAWYER _____ , ___)) / | 6 6 (___( _e ____/ /_ / \ o\_/ / /\' _ _) /_< )____/\_> > > > > > A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other > > > on a > > > flight from Los > > > Angeles to New York. The lawyer asks if she would > > > like to > > > play a fun > > > game. The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, > > > so she > > > politely > > > declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few > > > winks. > > > The lawyer > > > persists and explains that the game is easy and a > > > lot of > > > fun. > > > He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't > > > know the > > > answer, you > > > pay me five dollars, and vice versa." > > > Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. > > > The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't > > > know the > > > answer, you > > > pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will > > > pay you > > > $500." > > > This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring > > > there will > > > be no end > > > to this torment, agrees to the game. > > > The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the > > > distance > > > from the earth > > > to the moon?" > > > The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her > > > purse, pulls > > > out a $5.00 > > > bill, and hands it to the lawyer. > > > "Okay," says the lawyer, "your turn." > > > She asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and > > > comes > > > down with four > > > legs?" > > > The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer > > > and > > > searches all his > > > references ... no answer. He taps into the air phone > > > with > > > his modem and > > > searches the Internet and the Library of Congress > > > ... no > > > answer. > > > Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and > > > coworkers but to no > > > avail. > > > After an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her > > > $500. > > > The blonde thanks him and turns back to get some > > > more sleep. > > > > > > The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, stirs > > > the > > > blonde and asks, > > > "Well, what's the answer?" > > > Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, > > > hands the > > > lawyer $5, > > > and goes back to sleep. > > > And you thought blondes were dumb.