An American lawyer and aNigerian aresitting next to each other on alongflight. The lawyer is thinking thatNigerians are so dumb that hecould putsomething over on them easily...Sothelawyer asks if the Nigerian wouldlike toplay a fun game.The Nigerian is tired and justwants totake a nap, so he politely declinesandtries to catch a few winks. TheAmericanlawyer persists, and says that thegameis a lot of fun. I ask you aquestion, and ifyou don't know the answer, youpayme only $5; you ask me one, and ifIdon't know the answer, I will payyou$500, he says. This catches theNigerian's attention and to keepthelawyer quiet, he agrees to play thegame.The lawyer asks the first question.'What's the distance from TheEarth tothe Moon?' The Nigerian doesn'tsay aword, reaches in his pocket pullsout afive-dollar bill, and hands it to thelawyer.Now, it's the Nigerian's turn. Heasks the lawyer, 'What goes up ahillwith three legs, and comes downwithfour?' The lawyer uses his laptopandsearches all references he couldfind onthe Net. He sends e-mails to all thesmartfriends he knows, all to no avail.Afterone hour of searching he finallygivesup. He wakes up the Nigerian andhandshim $500. The Nigerian pocketsthe $500and goes right back to sleep. Thelawyeris going nuts not knowing theanswer. Hewakes the Nigerian up and asks,'Well,so what goes up a hill with threelegs andcomes down with four?'The Nigerian reaches in hispocket, handsthe lawyer $5 and goes back tosleep.