A Lawyer and a Redneck

A lawyer and a redneck are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that rednecks are so dumb that he could get one over on them easy. So the lawyer asks if the redneck would like to play a fun game. The redneck is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists, 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.

This catches the redneck’s attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, agrees to play the game. The lawyer asks the first question. ‘What’s the distance from the Earth to the moon?’ The redneck doesn’t say a word, reaches in his pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it’s the redneck’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 references. He uses the airphone; he searches the Net and even the Library of Congress. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail.

After one hour of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the redneck and hands him $500. The redneck pockets the $500 goes right back to sleep. The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the redneck up and asks, ‘Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?’ The redneck reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep. Don’t mess with us rednecks. We only talk dumb & slow.

Going Deep in the Valley

Being new to blogging I’m not sure what to post. How to make a meaningful and purpose-driven site is my goal, but I’m not sure how to get there. I’m on a new journey, an exploration of my thoughts and ideas. Though random, I will attempt to make them connect.

I named this blog ‘Deep in the Valley’ for a two reasons. First, my name is Niguel Valley (My first name is pronouned like the spanish name, Miguel. It simply has an “N” instead of the “M.”) And I plan to travel into my thoughts as if I was traveling a hilly area with valleys. Second, InTheValley.WordPress.com is taken. I don’t plan to travel too deeply in my mind and expose too much thought, but DeepInTheValley.WordPress.Com was available. Don’t expect extreme details but I will try to be honest.

I aim to write about the technical, political, religious, personal, and anything I deem noteworthy. It’s my blog, right? Like the artist who splatters paint on a canvas that seems messy and pointless yet ends in a beautiful work, I plan to sling my thoughts on this site hoping to do the same.

As far as design, I’ll look into the templates offered by WordPress but the content is my current concern. I’d hate to have Adobe Flash projects, logos, attractive colors, and images grabbing the reader and end with disappointment.