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The Salesman and the Engineer
An engineer and a salesman are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to New York. The engineer leans over to the Salesman and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The salesman just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The engineer persists and explains that the game is real easy and a lot of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, 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 $5."
Again, the salesman politely declines and tries to get to sleep. The engineer, now somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $500!" This catches the salesman's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game. The engineer asks the first question, "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The salesman doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a $5 bill, and hands it to the engineer. Now it's the salesman turn so he asks the engineer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The engineer looks at him puzzled. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the internet and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his coworkers--all to no avail.
After about an hour, he wakes the salesman and hands him $500. The salesman politely takes the $500 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The engineer, more than a little miffed, shakes the salesman and asks, "Well, so what's the answer?"
Without a word, the salesman reaches into his wallet, hands the engineer $5, and turns away to get back to sleep.
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