A lawyer and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a
long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer leans over to her and asks
if she would like to play a fun game.
The blonde is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely
declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The
lawyer persists, saying that the game is really easy and a lot of
fun. He explains how the game works: “I ask you a question, and
if you don’t know the answer, you pay me, and visa-versa.”
Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The
chauvinistic lawyer figures that since his opponent is a blonde
he will easily win the match, so he makes another offer: “Okay,
how about this, if you don’t know the answer you pay me only $5,
but if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $500.” This
catches the blonde’s attention and, figuring that there will be
no end to this torment unless she plays, she agrees to play 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 in to
her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
lawyer.
Now, it’s the blonde’s turn. She asks the lawyer, “What goes up a
hill with three legs, and comes down with four?” The lawyer looks
at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and
searches all his references. He taps into the Airphone with his
modem and searches the Net and even the Library of Congress.
Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all his coworkers and friends he
knows. All to no avail.
After over an hour, of searching for the answer he finally gives
up. He wakes the blonde and hands her $500. The blonde politely
takes the $500 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer,
who is more than a little frustrated, wakes the blonde and asks,
“Well, so what IS the answer?” Again without a word, the blonde
reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to
sleep.
- “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched…but are felt in the heart.” *