What goes up with three legs and comes down with four legs?

Thanks for the A2A. As far as I know this is related to a story with many versions. I'll tell you mine. Einstein had boarded a plane. He was sitting beside an Indian man. The plane took off, it was going to be a long fly. read more

A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easy. So the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game. read more

However, down came the rain, which washed the spider out. It wasn’t expecting such a torrent, and barely had time to use three of its legs to ski its way back to the ground. Don’t feel too bad for the spider, though. What comes down must go up, so lo and behold, out came the sun, and it evaporated the water from the spout. read more

" The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer. read more