JOKES
From Reader's Digest
January, 1998


      Bored during a long flight, an eminent scholar leaned over and woke the sleeping man next to him and asked if he would like to play a game. "I'll ask you a question," the scholar explained, "and if you don't know the answer you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50."
     When the man agreed to play, the scholar asked, "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" Stumped, the man handed him $5. "Ha! said the scholar. It's 238,857 miles. Now it's your turn."
     The man was silent for a few moments. Then he asked, "What goes up a hill on three legs and comes down on four legs?"
     Puzzled, the scholar racked his brains for an hour - but to no avail. Finally he took out his wallet and handed over $50. "Okay, what's the answer?" the scholar asked.
     The man said, "I don't know," pulled out a $5 bill, handed it to the scholar and went back to sleep.