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Subject: Re: Humor - Off Topic

Author: James Bricher

Date: 04:58:40 11/27/97

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On November 24, 1997 at 12:51:53, Chris Carson wrote:

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>>______________________________________________________________________
>>
>>    A Programmer and an Engineer were sitting next to
>>     each other on an airplane.  The Programmer leans over to the
>>     Engineer and asks if he wants to play a fun game.  The Engineer
>>     just wants to sleep so he politely , turns away and tries to
>>     sleep.
>>
>>     The Programmer persists and explains that it's a real easy game.
>>     He explains,"I ask a question and if you don't know the answer
>>     you pay me $5.  Then you ask a question and if I don't know the
>>     answer I'll pay you $5."
>>
>>     Again the Engineer politely declines and tries to sleep.
>>
>>     The Programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, "O.K., if you don't
>>     know the answer you pay me $5 and if I don't know the answer I
>>     pay you $50!"
>>
>>     Now, that got the Engineer's attention, so he agrees to the game.
>>
>>     The Programmer asks the first question, "What's the distance to
>>     from the earth to the moon?"
>>
>>     Then Engineer doesn't say a word and just hands the Programmer
>>     $5.
>>
>>     Now, its the Engineer's turn.  He asks the Programmer,"What goes
>>     up a hill with three legs and comes down on four?"
>>
>>     The Programmer looks at him with a puzzled look, takes out his
>>     laptop computer, looks through all his references and after about
>>     an hour hands the Engineer $50.
>>
>>     The Engineer politely takes the $50 turns away and tries to
>>     sleep.
>>
>>     The Programmer, a little miffed, asks, "Well what's the answer to
>>     the question?"
>>
>>     Without a word, the Engineer reaches into his wallet, hands $5 to
>>     the Programmer, turns away and tries to sleep.
>
       The Programmer exclaims, "Let's try this again.  But if one of us
       doesn't know the answer to his own question he has to pay the
other
       one $100.

       The Engineer considers this and then says, "OK.  How does a
prairie
       dog dig a hole 30 feet deep without leaving any dirt outside?"

       The Programmer ponders this and finally says, "I give up.  How?"

       The Engineer answers, "He starts from the bottom and digs up."

       The Programmer hands the Engineer $50 but suddenly exclaims,
"Wait
       a minute!  How does the prairie dog get to the bottom of the hole
       in the first place?"

       The Engineer smiles and says, "I give up.  How?"




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