Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Brilliant!

Here's another joke...

An Egyptian and an American are seated next to each other on a
flight from New York.

The American asks if he would like to play a fun-game.

The Egyptian, tired, just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls
over to the window to catch a few winks.

The American 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 $5, and vice versa."

Again, the Egyptian declines and tries to get some sleep. The
American, now worked up, 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 gets the Egyptian's attention and, figuring there will be no
end to this torment, agrees to the game.

The American asks the first question, "What's the distance from the
earth to the moon?"

The Egyptian doesn't say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls out
a $5
bill, and hands it to the American.

"Okay," says the American, "your turn."

So the Egyptian asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes
down with four?"

The American thinks about it. No answer. Puzzled, he takes out his
laptop computer and searches all his references. No answer! He taps
into the air-phone with his modem and searches the Internet and the
Library of Congress. No answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all
his friends and coworkers. All to no avail! Finally, a long time later,
he wakes the Egyptian and hands him $500.

The Egyptian thanks him and turns back to get his sleep.

The American, more than a little miffed, stirs the Egyptian and
asks, "Well, what's the answer?"

Without a word, the Egyptian reaches into his wallet, hands the
American
$5, and goes back to sleep!

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