On a Flight
On a flight have you ever found that the person sitting next to you wants to talk to you and all you want to do is sleep.
Well…..
I was seated next to lawyer on a flight from LA to NY.
He asked me if I would like to play a fun game?
I was tired and just wanted to take a nap, so politely declined and attempted to roll over to the window to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persisted and explained that the game was easy and a lot of fun.
He explained to me, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa.”
Again, i declined and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now in what I considered a slightly agitated manner, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $500.00.”
This catches my attention and I figured there would be no end to this torment unless I played.
I agreed to play his game.
He asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?”
I say, “93 million miles.”
He laughs and says, “That is the distance from Earth to the sun. You owe me $5.00,”
I didn’t say a word and reached into my wallet and pull out a $5.00 bill and hand it to the lawyer.
“Okay” says the lawyer, “your turn.”
“What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references and finds no answer. I watch as he searches the net and even the library of congress to no avail. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers but also to no avail.
As far I was concerned he could search as long as he wanted as it was now peaceful and I turned to face the window and rested my head on the headrest, shut my eyes and attempted to sleep.
I guess it was about an hour later he prodded me and handed over $500.00.
I thanked him and turned back to get some more sleep.
He is now more than miffed, prods me again and asks, “Well, what’s the answer?”
Without saying a word, i reached into my wallet and hand him $5.00, and go back to sleep.
Well…..
I was seated next to lawyer on a flight from LA to NY.
He asked me if I would like to play a fun game?
I was tired and just wanted to take a nap, so politely declined and attempted to roll over to the window to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persisted and explained that the game was easy and a lot of fun.
He explained to me, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa.”
Again, i declined and tried to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now in what I considered a slightly agitated manner, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $500.00.”
This catches my attention and I figured there would be no end to this torment unless I played.
I agreed to play his game.
He asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?”
I say, “93 million miles.”
He laughs and says, “That is the distance from Earth to the sun. You owe me $5.00,”
I didn’t say a word and reached into my wallet and pull out a $5.00 bill and hand it to the lawyer.
“Okay” says the lawyer, “your turn.”
“What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references and finds no answer. I watch as he searches the net and even the library of congress to no avail. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers but also to no avail.
As far I was concerned he could search as long as he wanted as it was now peaceful and I turned to face the window and rested my head on the headrest, shut my eyes and attempted to sleep.
I guess it was about an hour later he prodded me and handed over $500.00.
I thanked him and turned back to get some more sleep.
He is now more than miffed, prods me again and asks, “Well, what’s the answer?”
Without saying a word, i reached into my wallet and hand him $5.00, and go back to sleep.
