[Charley Lillard]

A Lawyer/Senator and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight.

The Lawyer-Senator is thinking that seniorsare so dumb that he could get one over on them easily.



So, the lawyer-senator asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.

The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.

The lawyer-senator persists, saying 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 $5.00. Then you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00," he says.

This catches the senior's attention and, to keep the lawyer-senator quiet, he agrees to play the game.

The lawyer-senator asks the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?"

The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer-senator.

Now, it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer-senator, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"

The lawyer-senator uses his laptop to search all references he can find on the Net.

He sends E-mails to all the smart friends he knows; all to no avail. After an hour of searching, he finally gives up.

He wakes the senior and hands him $500.00. The senior pockets the $500.00 and goes right back to sleep.

The lawyer-senator is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the senior up and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"

The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer-senator $5.00, and goes back to sleep.