[Rhodes22-list] Joke

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:56:46 -0400

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The Programmer and the Engineer
A programmer and an engineer happened to be seated next to each other on =
a flight from LA to New York. The programmer, wanting to show his =
superior intellect, asked the engineer if he would like to play a game. =
"It's real fun and easy, too" the programmer persisted. "All we do is =
ask each other a question. If you don't know the answer, you pay $5 to =
the other person." The engineer politely declined and rolled towards the =
window to nap.=20

"OK, if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don't know =
the answer, I'll pay you $50!" the programmer boasted. Although he was =
very tired, this caught the engineer's attention so he agreed to play.=20

"OK," the programmer began, "what's the distance from the Earth to the =
moon?" With a blank look on his face, the engineer reached into his =
wallet and handed over a $5 bill.=20

Now it was the engineer's turn. "What goes up a hill with three legs and =
comes down with four?" he countered.=20

The programmer opened his laptop and began to search all his references =
for an answer. After more than an hour of futile searching, however, the =
programmer woke the engineer and handed him $50. The engineer took the =
money and turned away to go back to sleep. "Hey," yelled the programmer, =
"what's the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reached into his =
wallet and handed the programmer a $5 bill and went back to sleep. .=20

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