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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! g6 h! M) ~8 ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( S/ l( k' L- j) A6 h+ q
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" N6 D3 q0 o& S% d5 b$ z( c+ Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 t% k, _! u4 @% Y( Q1 s: @1 R
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ H+ }9 x) s9 G1 S. Z- Z* m( S A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& `7 J6 l" z/ P6 p. K) q9 \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# }6 i, |' r4 n" @! g5 Kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) b% P3 Y$ ?# Z8 H& Kyou pay me only $5. : |9 t0 I E& }& _
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) C% a/ u8 i) n4 I& M1 ? O6 l- V& U
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& I9 k( e) r# L+ a1 `+ f4 s
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. @6 l* F/ n. ^ v; Q& y
$ [, F# c H) U" x/ sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 J1 h; ^4 N% ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' p# L" X0 [& ~) Z2 f
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, N; l" @* O& Q7 m% u" `2 J$ H5 Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 @$ s4 A+ I8 v4 F1 Q1 J
lawyer. # I" v2 q- {- b, {9 t
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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( v- x6 F$ [: ]8 ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 d6 v* ^/ R4 _6 e3 Pthree legs, and comes down with four?' 0 e# O) N& D, u# _
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, Z* q, ^# Q* r0 y9 ]2 g
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 K9 L0 e& B- k5 Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# ~* L2 Y4 f% f8 H2 @back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: g. W2 m7 ]3 ]( v/ A5 ?wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 Q/ h* K( y" ~: d8 _# q* P
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! |1 A8 L; c' p3 n: [! l8 QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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