Something Funny

>>>> Learn from your elders
>>>>
>>>> A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long
>>>> flight..
>>>>
>>>> The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one
>>>> over
>>>> on them easy.
>>>>
>>>> So the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.
>>>>
>>>> The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely
>>>> declines
>>>> and tries to catch a few winks.
>>>>
>>>> The lawyer persists saying that the game is a lot of fun.  I 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 will pay you $500, he
>>>> says.
>>>>
>>>> This catches the senior's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, he
>>> agrees
>>>> to play the game.
>>>>
>>>> The lawyer asks the first question.  'What's the distance from the
>>>> Earth
>>> to
>>>> the Moon?'
>>>>
>>>> The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a
>>>> five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
>>>>
>>>> Now it's the senior's turn.  He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill
>>>> with
>>>> three legs, and comes down with four?'
>>>>
>>>> The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all references he could find on
>>> the
>>>> Net.
>>>>
>>>> He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows; all to no avail.
>>> After
>>>> an hour of searching, he finally gives up.
>>>>
>>>> He wakes the senior and hands him $500.  The senior pockets the $500
>>>> and
>>>> goes right back to sleep.
>>>>
>>>> The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer.  He wakes the senior
>>>> up
>>> and
>>>> asks, 'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with
>>>> four?'
>>>>
>>>> The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back
>>>> to
>>>> sleep.