Post by Yona Maro on Nov 25, 2005 3:13:27 GMT -5
A Tanzanian and an American man are sitting next to each other on a long flight From London to New York.
The American man leans over to the Tanzania and ask if he would like to
play a fun game. The Tanzanian just wants to take a nap, so he politely
declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The American man persists and explains that the game is real easy and is a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5." Again, the Tanzanian politely declines and tries to get to sleep. The American man , now
somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $100!"
This catches the Tanzanian's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game. The American asks the first question.
"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The Tanzanian doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls
out a five dollar bill and hands it to the American.
Now, it's the Tanzanian's turn. He asks the American "What goes up a
hill with three legs, and comes down on four?"
The American looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his
laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the
Airphone with his modem and searches the net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his co-workers--all to no avail. After
about an hour,
he wakes the Tanzanian and hands him $100. The Tanzanian
politely takes the $100 and turns away to try to get back to sleep.
The American, more than a little miffed, shakes the Tanzanian and asks
"Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the Tanzanian reaches
into his wallet, hands the American $5, and turns away to get Back to sleep
Taarifa zinasema huyu alikuwa mchagga,
The American man leans over to the Tanzania and ask if he would like to
play a fun game. The Tanzanian just wants to take a nap, so he politely
declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The American man persists and explains that the game is real easy and is a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5." Again, the Tanzanian politely declines and tries to get to sleep. The American man , now
somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $100!"
This catches the Tanzanian's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game. The American asks the first question.
"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The Tanzanian doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls
out a five dollar bill and hands it to the American.
Now, it's the Tanzanian's turn. He asks the American "What goes up a
hill with three legs, and comes down on four?"
The American looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his
laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the
Airphone with his modem and searches the net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his co-workers--all to no avail. After
about an hour,
he wakes the Tanzanian and hands him $100. The Tanzanian
politely takes the $100 and turns away to try to get back to sleep.
The American, more than a little miffed, shakes the Tanzanian and asks
"Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the Tanzanian reaches
into his wallet, hands the American $5, and turns away to get Back to sleep
Taarifa zinasema huyu alikuwa mchagga,