A solicitor and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long
flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles. The solicitor leans over to her
and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde is tired and
just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the
window to catch a few winks. The solicitor persists, saying that the
game is really easy and a lot of fun.

He explains how the game works: "I ask you a question, and if you don't
know the answer, you pay me, and visa-versa."

Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The
chauvinistic solicitor figures that since his opponent is blonde, he
will make her another offer:
"Okay, how about this "If you don't know the answer you pay me only $5,
but if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500."

This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring that there will be no
end to this torment unless she plays, she agrees to play the game.

The solicitor 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 note, and hands it to the solicitor.

Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the solicitor, "What goes up a
hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"

The solicitor looks at her puzzled. He takes out his laptop computer and
searches all his references. He taps into the Air phone with his modem
and searches the Net and even the National Library.

Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all his co-workers and friends he knows.
All to no avail. After over an hour, of searching for the answer he
finally gives up. He wakes the blonde and hands her $500.

The blonde politely takes the $500 and turns away to get back to sleep.

The solicitor, who is more than a little frustrated, wakes the blonde
and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer?"

Again without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the
solicitor $5, and goes back to sleep.