[HarryD]

A client/server consultant and an engineer were sitting next to each other on an airplane.

The client/server consultant leans over to the engineer and asks if he wants to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to sleep so he politely declines, turns away and tries to sleep. The client/server consultant 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 client/server consultant, 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 $50.00"

Now, that got the engineer's attention, so he agrees to the game. The client/server consultant asks the first question, "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The engineer doesn't say a word and just hands the client/server consultant $5. Now, its the engineer's turn. He asks the client/server consultant and says: "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down on four?"

The client/server consultant looks at him with a puzzled look, takes out his laptop computer, looks through all his references and after about an hour wakes the engineer and hands the engineer $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 turns away and tries to return to sleep. The client/server consultant, 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 client/server consultant, turns away and returns to sleep.