有个诗人和一个科学家一起坐飞机旅行. 科学家坐得很无聊,于是对诗人说,”嗨, 你想不想和我一起玩一个游戏? 我来问你一个问题,如果你答错了,你给我五块. 然后, 你来问我问题,如果我答不出来,我给你五块.”

    诗人想了一会儿, 决定不玩, 因为这个科学家看来是个很聪明的人. 他礼貌地拒绝了科学家的提议.

    那个科学家, 实在是无聊透顶, 又试着说, “你看这样, 我问你一个问题, 如果你答不出来, 你给我五块, 然后你问我一个问题, 假如我答不出来, 我给你五十块.”

    诗人同意了,”好吧,” 科学家问,”地球和月球之间的准确距离是多少?”

    那个诗人,显然是不知道怎么回答,他想也不想科学家的问题,马上从口袋里掏出五块钱递给了科学家.

    科学家高兴地接过钞票, 立即说, “好啦, 现在轮到你了.”

    诗人想了几分钟, 然后问道: “什么东西用三条腿上山, 而用四条腿下山?”

    科学家脸上兴高采烈的神情一下消失了, 他想了很长时间, 又拿出他的笔记本做了无数次的计算, 最后他放弃了笔记本又拿出手提电脑, 在电脑里搜索. 到飞机着陆的时候, 科学家放弃了, 他不情愿地拿出五十块钱给诗人.

    诗人优雅地接了过去, 准备站起来下机. “等等,”科学家叫道,” 你不能如此对我! 答案是什么?”

    诗人注视着科学家, 平静地拿出五块钱放在他的手里.

Thanks to: Mark O.

A poet and a scientist were traveling together on a plane. The scientist was bored and said to the poet, "Hey, you, do you want to play a game? I'll ask you a question, and if you get it wrong, you give me $5. Then, you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $5."
The poet thought about this for a moment, but he decided against it, seeing that the scientist was obviously a very bright man. He politely turned down the scientist's offer.
The scientist, who was really bored, tried again. "Look, I'll ask you a question, and if you can't answer it, you give me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $50."
The poet agreed. "Okay," the scientist said, "what is the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon?"
The poet, obviously not knowing the answer, didn't stop to think about the scientist's question. He took a $5 bill out of his pocket and handed it to the scientist.
The scientist happily accepted the bill and promptly said, "Okay, now it's your turn."
The poet thought about this for a few minutes, then asked, "All right, what goes up a mountain on three legs, but comes down on four?"
The bright glow quickly vanished from the scientist's face. He thought about this for a long time, taking out his notepad and making numerous calculations. He finally gave up on his notepad and took out his laptop, using his Multimedia Encyclopedia. As the plane was landing the scientist gave up. He reluctantly handed the poet a $50 bill.
The poet accepted it graciously, getting ready to stand up. "Wait!" the scientist shouted, "you can't do this to me! What's the answer?"
The poet looked at the scientist and calmly put a $5 bill into his hand.