> An arrogant professor boards a plane and gets a seat beside an old man. > > Mid-flight, the professor decides to play a game with the old man and prove > he’s > intellectually superior, so he turns to him and says: “Hey, do you want to > play a little game > with me?” The old man looks at him and says: > > “Depends. What type of game?” > > The professor goes on to explain the game: > “Taking turns, we’ll ask each other one question at a time. If the other > knows the answer, > the asker gives him one dollar, and if he doesn’t, he gives one dollar to the > asker. Want > to play?” The professor grins, knowing his general knowledge is vastly > superior. > To his dismay, the old man refuses! Determined to make him agree, the > professor raises > the stakes for him. > > “If I lose, I ‘ll give you two dollars instead of one!” > > “No.” > > “Five dollars!” > > “No.” > > “Ten dollars!” > > “I told you, no.” > > Desperate, the professor makes one final offer: “If I lose, I’ll give you a > hundred dollars, > and if you lose you’ll only give me one!” The professor pleads. The old man > ponders > this, then sighs. “Only if I get to start”, and the professor immediately > agrees. “Ask > away”, the professor says, confident he’ll never lose. > > The old man asks: “What has five heads, forty feet, and lives inside of a > bucket?” > > The professor turns the riddle over in his head, trying to find anything that > fits the > description. After an hour of intense concentration, the professor gives up. > Grumbling, > he pulls out his wallet and gives the old man $100. He wastes no time and > asks him: > “So what has five heads, forty feet, and lives inside of a bucket?” > The old man smiles and says: “I’ve got no idea. Here’s your dollar."
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