A London lawyer and a Yorkshire man are sitting next to each other on a
long flight to Leeds.
The lawyer is thinking that Yorkshire men are all 'cloth cap and clogs'
and that he can fool them easily...
So the lawyer asks if the Yorkshire man would like to play a fun game.
The Yorkshire man is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely
declines and tries to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and says that the game is a lot of fun. I ask you a
question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only £5; you
ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you £500.'
As may be expected, this catches the Yorkshire man's attention and to
keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's the distance from The Earth
to the moon?'
The Yorkshire man doesn't say a word, reaches in his pocket, pulls out
a five-pound note, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the Yorkshire man's turn. He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a
hill with three legs, and comes down with four?'
The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all the references he knows. He
uses the air-phone; he searches the Net and even the British Library.
He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail.
After over an hour of searching, he finally gives up. He wakes up the
Yorkshire man and hands him £500. The Yorkshire man pockets the £500
and goes straight back to sleep.
The lawyer is going crazy not knowing the answer. He wakes the
Yorkshire man up and asks, 'Well! What goes up a hill with three legs
and comes down with four?'
The Yorkshire man reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer £5 and goes
back to sleep.
Don't mess with us Yorkshire men; we only talk different!!!