The Blonde and the Lawyer
A blonde and a Lawyer are sitting 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, who’s tired, just wants to take a nap. She politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains, “I ask a question, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5 and vice-versa.” Again the blonde declines and tries to get some sleep.
The Lawyer, now agitated, says, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5 but if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $500!”
Well, this catches the blonde’s attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, 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 bill, and hands it to the Lawyer.
“Okay”, says the lawyer, “your turn”. She asks the lawyer, “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 net and the Library of Congress. No answer. Frustrated, he sends mails to all his friends and colleagues, but to no avail.
After an hour, he wakes up the blonde and hands her $500. The blonde says, “Thank you” and turns back to get some more sleep. The lawyer, who is now more than a little miffed, wakes up the blonde and asks,
“Well, what’s the answer?” Without saying a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.
-LETS LAUGH by C. Peter Wagner
