tit for tat

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A lawyer and a blonde are sitting next to each other on a

long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer leans over to her and

asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde just

wants to take a 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 really easy and a lot of fun. He

explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the

answer, you pay me $5, and visa-versa." Again, she politely

declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now somewhat

agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay

me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you

$50!" figuring that since she is a blonde that he will easily

win the match. This catches the blonde's attention

and, figuring that there will be no end to this torment unless

she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first

question. "What's the distance from the earth to the

moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her

purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the lawyer "What goes

up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?" The

lawyer looks at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his

laptop computer and searches all his references. He taps into

the Airphone with his modem and searches the Net and 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, he wakes the blonde and hands her $50. The

blonde politely takes the $50 and turns away to get back to sleep.

The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde

and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer!?"

Without a word, the blonde reaches into

her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.