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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 i" S" {% {' a8 ~$ z/ X% h0 |; W9 o% r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! s9 \9 ^- `8 B) ~( Jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 _* t I( W' w7 o2 I6 g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" N/ E6 h1 o% Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 A+ t# v' f. \, K4 U
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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4 u2 G r0 k9 p/ i9 D& X7 W9 p& R: | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: i+ y6 p# o5 kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # E# C" Z" \5 [, O- I) R2 V
$ W: g5 K) {8 r+ q% wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" \& t+ V6 S; u$ Q) h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 \0 i4 s; Z+ y
9 Y/ z$ r c6 l! @3 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 i0 r R1 ^6 V. G1 {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. S& Q3 P! ?) `0 Z& n: X/ VNow, it's the newfie's turn.: r; C: T& t3 J5 T- o$ d& E
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 S/ g4 b5 L/ n# J
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 ^( X" x9 Z7 W/ `3 z% c- z9 C9 |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! ?5 ?4 v& D8 D1 W" @0 Z. C w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: N* p) s2 x( E0 e" cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ ]; V0 f7 r1 wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 Z9 A5 h5 Y0 h) W8 B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, s5 V1 `. }4 V4 z t# N @# Yback to sleep. ' I# Q% u) h; `( A3 }* U7 R
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 @! k6 _" l c4 ^9 g2 Ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; y/ Z( s9 ^5 P1 ?6 f: n3 x) L
comes down with four?' # U h. Y& v$ f& `1 @5 O3 @
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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