by jadegil6 » Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:26 pm
A lawyer and a filipina are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Manila to LA. The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The filipina 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 really easy and a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and visa-versa." Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now somewhat 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 $50!" figuring that since she is a filipina and he is a lawyer, that he will easily win the match.
This catches the filipina's attention and, figuring that 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 filipina doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the filipina'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 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, he wakes the filipina and hands her $50. The girl politely takes the $50 and turns away to get back to sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes her and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer!?"
Without a word, she reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.