AN AMERICAN AND A NIGERIAN

An American lawyer and a Nigerian are
sitting
next to each other on a long flight. The
lawyer
believes that Nigerians are so dumb that he
could put something over on them easily,
So
the lawyer asks if the Nigerian would like to
play a fun game.
The Nigerian is tired and just wants to take a
nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch
a few winks.
The American lawyer persists, and says that
the game is a lot of fun. "I ask you a
question, and if you don't know the answer,
you pay me only $5; you ask me one, and if
I
don't know the answer, I will pay you $500,"
he says.
This catches the Nigerian's attention and to
keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the
game.
The lawyer asks the first question. "What's
the
distance from The Earth to the Moon?"
The Nigerian doesn't say a word, reaches in
his pocket pulls out a $5 bill, and hands it
to
the lawyer.
Now, it's the Nigerian's turn. He asks the
lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs,
and comes down with four?"
The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
references he could find on the Net. He
sends
e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all
to no avail. After one hour of searching he
finally gives up. He wakes up the Nigerian
and
hands him $500.
The Nigerian pockets the $500 and goes right
back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not
knowing the answer.
He wakes the Nigerian up and asks, "Well, so
what goes up a hill with three legs and
comes
down with four?"
The Nigerian reaches in his pocket, hands the
lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.