Joke of the Day

A plumber sat next to a lawyer on a long flight from L.A. to New York. The lawyer leans over to him and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The plumber is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he 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 vice-versa." Again, the plumber politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer figures that since his opponent is a just a plumber, 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 $500." This catches the plumber's attention and, figuring that there will be no end to this torment unless he plays, he agrees to play the game. The lawyer asks the first question.

"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The plumber doesn't say a word, reaches in to his wallet, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it's the plumber's turn. He asks the lawyer, "what goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"

The lawyer looks at him, puzzled. 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 co-workers and friends he knows, all to no avail. After over an hour of searching for the answer he finally gives up.

He wakes the plumber and hands him $500. The plumber politely takes the $500 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who cannot imagine what the answer is, and is going nuts trying to figure it out, is more than a little frustrated. He wakes the plumber and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"

The plumber reaches into his wallet, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.