A Chartered Accountant and an MBA are seated next to each other on a
flight from Karachi to Islamabad. The MBA asks CA if he would like to
play
a
game.
The CA, who’s tired (from work) and just wants to take a nap, politely
declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The MBA
persists and says the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, “I
ask
you a
question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me 500, and vice
versa.”
Again, the CA declines and tries to get some sleep. The MBA, now
agitated,says, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer you pay me 500, and
if I
don’t
know the answer, I will pay you 5000.” This catches the CA’s attention;
and figuring there will be no end to this torment unless he plays, he
agrees
to the game.
The MBA asks the first question: “What’s the distance from the earth to
the moon?” The CA doesn’t say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls
out a
500 bill, and hands it to the MBA. “Okay,” says the MBA, “it’s your
turn.”
He asks the MBA, “What goes up a hill with three legs but comes down
with four legs?”
The MBA, 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 Net and the Library–no answer. Frustrated, he sends
e-mails to all his friends and co-workers, to no avail. After an hour,
he wakes the CA and hands him 5000.
The CA says “Thank you” and turns back to get some more sleep.
The MBA, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the CA and asks,
“Well, what’s the answer?”
Without a word, the CA reaches into his wallet, hands the MBA 500, and
goes back to sleep