Not So Dumb?
A young woman and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from Los Angeles to New York.The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The woman, tired, just wants to 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 easy and a lot of fun.
He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me five dollars, and vice versa."
Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer, you pay me £5, and if I don't know the answer, I’ll pay you £500."
This catches the woman’s attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The woman doesn’t say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
"Okay," says the lawyer, "your turn."
She asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop and searches all his references ... no answer. He taps into his i-phone and searches the Internet, the Library of Congress, Google ... no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and co-workers but to no avail.
After an hour he wakes the woman and hands her £500.
The woman thanks him and turns back to get some more sleep.
The lawyer, more than a little miffed, shakes the woman and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the woman reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer £5, and goes back to sleep.