"A Lawyer And A.." joke

A lawyer and a lady are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The lady just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

The lawyer persists and explains that the game is really easy and a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and vice-versa." Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep.

The lawyer, now somewhat agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500!" Figuring that since she is tired he will easily win the match.

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

The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The lady doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer.

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

The lawyer looks at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the Net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all his coworkers and friends he knows. All to no avail.

After over an hour, he wakes the lady and hands her $500. The lady politely takes the $500 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the lady and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer!?" Without a word, the lady reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.