? Out-Smarting a Lawyer… Mid-Flight
A tired woman was just settling in for a nap on a flight when the man beside her—a lawyer—asked if she wanted to play a game.
She politely declined.
But he insisted, saying:
“It’s fun! I ask a question—if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. If I don’t know it, I’ll pay you $500.”
Now that got her attention.
The lawyer went first:
“What’s the distance from Earth to the Moon?”
Without a word, she handed him $5.
Then it was her turn. She asked:
“What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”
The lawyer searched high and low—Googled, called friends, emailed experts. Nothing.
Frustrated, he handed her $500.
She smiled and rolled over to sleep.
He tapped her shoulder and asked:
“Well? What’s the answer?”
She handed him $5… and went right back to sleep.
? Sometimes silence really is golden.
