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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, t9 Y7 c$ w8 n/ [9 L+ _9 n( r8 Z X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* B, h* u5 v* [5 Y1 O/ F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) M% ?- w' G4 Q) L: ~! ^' W {the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 f! o* _* ~9 i3 R7 U3 ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ h9 T5 G5 |. g" S he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: |0 `- v/ W3 e+ `' l0 X- ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, @+ {7 b, `$ A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 _5 k. ^7 }2 f* K7 p$ o; }9 G* z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 A3 S) h6 p; c0 p# m9 q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( D% @0 }& p' G" _9 n+ ^; x! Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: }: W+ a+ d6 l; q0 k4 u8 r: M% spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& E+ p4 |$ b' _% p# i& jNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 e) _" }) o# q4 dHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, W5 E1 D1 v. e( wthree legs, and comes down with four?' 0 |$ X- l' P0 G+ K( h: s( x
) a8 o8 s$ k2 I o- XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 b% P( u1 _8 J- X' [4 |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ E- l; Q) b& A5 z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 ~* C$ C- }2 E7 m m. `; ~; Fwakes the newfie up and asks, $ z% Z' B1 m0 N: f
' H6 o+ [& F# ^8 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, q: f- f3 Y6 H% x8 T
comes down with four?'
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) t, _/ Q2 n( H6 N s6 l( ^5 u4 VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ A$ t+ m8 |) e3 c" B
and goes back to sleep.
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