>An Emaraty and an American are seated next to each other
on aflight from New York.
The American asks if he would like to play a fun-game.
The E maraty, tired, just wants to take a nap, so he
politely
declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few
winks.

The American persists and explains that the game is easy
and a
lot
of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't
know
theanswer, you pay me $5, and vice versa."
Again, the Emaraty declines and tries to get some sleep.
The
American, now worked up, says, "Okay, 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 gets the Emaraty's attention and, figuring there will
be no
end to
this torment, agrees to the game. The American asks the
first question, "What's the distance from the earth to the
moon?"
The Emaraty doesn't say a word,
reaches into his wallet, pulls
out
a $5 bill, and hands it to the American.
"Okay," says the American, "your turn." So the Emaraty
asks,
"What
goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The American thinks about it. No answer. Puzzled, he takes
out
his
laptop computer and searches all his references. No
answer! He
took
into the air-phone with his modem and searches the
Internet and
the
Library of Congress. No answer. Frustrated, he sends
e-mails to
all
his friends and coworkers. All to no avail! Finally, a
long time
later, he wakes the E maraty and hands him
$500.
The Emaraty thanks
him and turns back to get his sleep. The
American, more than a little miffed, stirs the Emaraty and
asks,
"Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the Emaraty reaches into his wallet, hands
theAmerican $5, and goes back to sleep

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