An American lawyer and a Nigerian are
sitting next to each other on a long flight.
The lawyer believes that Nigerians are so
dumb that he could put something over on
them easily, So the lawyer asks if the
Nigerian would like to play a fun game.
The Nigerian is tired and just wants to take
a nap, so he politely declines and tries to
catch a few winks.
The American lawyer persists, and says 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; you ask me one, and if I
don't know the answer, I will pay you $500,"
he says.
This catches the Nigerian'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 Nigerian doesn't say a word, reaches in
his pocket pulls out a $5 bill, and hands it to
the lawyer.
Now, it's the Nigerian'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 one hour of
searching he finally gives up. He wakes up
the Nigerian and hands him $500.
The Nigerian pockets the $500 and goes
right back to sleep. The lawyer is going nuts
not knowing the answer.
He wakes the Nigerian up and asks, "Well, so
what goes up a hill with three legs and
comes down with four?"
The Nigerian reaches in his pocket, hands
the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.