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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 ^1 ~. D* t0 t6 y! zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' W% ?' y* q+ r& a! d+ \* \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% v9 M; j, ?7 R6 _& {the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 F- e6 ?5 a8 E8 s5 o' g
9 T% V6 c) e' k8 x The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 |6 C7 r# ]2 a/ H% K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: j5 }( g/ _3 y4 t0 o4 ?$ Z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 Y! c; f7 I$ d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( W; o& v5 F H$ \3 \4 c$ x& `5 l: Hyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 z. G" \: |& [0 \5 G6 b
will pay you $500. / Q# ?( O- B! c3 Y
0 c" z v7 J9 M! P- @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 Y7 E" v; n1 b A% g6 j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% w. m4 W: i% l( qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ E# C1 w' w, l7 G2 ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# j% u# L5 L' B/ q/ ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& R/ L7 F1 Y5 P! W7 d6 [, i4 ~( Y. VNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' n) E0 z+ N. }( Z+ L; t6 iHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 j+ G3 K2 m$ v$ `
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- _1 K8 L, y7 _. H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; \8 |) q4 B$ M+ E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour b- {& \3 f9 f5 e3 h. c. M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 J) m+ Z' W6 t" x' ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ g d: l8 A4 j+ i. s$ f3 \
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, y7 Q) d* M; E- V; K$ E3 r& W
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 \: z8 \% L- `, D+ u
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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