WHAT AN EXCUSE

A lawyer and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA
to NY. The lawyer leans over to
her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde is tired and just wants
to take a nap, so she
politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer
persists, saying that the game is
really easy and a lot of fun. He explains how the game works: "I ask you a question,
and if you don't
know the answer, you pay me, and visa versa." Again, she politely declines and tries to
get some sleep. The chauvinistic lawyer figures that since his opponent is a blonde he
will easily win the match, so he makes another
offer: "Okay, how about this "If you don't know the answer you pay me only $5, but
if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50."
This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring that there will be no end to this
torment unless she plays, she agrees to play 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 in to her purse, pulls out a five dollar bill, and
hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the blonde'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 Air phone with his modem and searches
the Net and even 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, of searching for the answer he finally gives up. He wakes the
blonde and hands her $50. The blonde politely takes the $50 and turns away to get
back to sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little frustrated, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, so
what IS the answer?"
Again without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and
goes back to sleep.