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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 c& u4 S) Z: ~6 D: K2 H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 L Q8 J3 R! b: G& rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ {( F# _; p9 J: @8 [/ U
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. R. `" g- H* b/ d, O1 D( q% L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; {' t3 X& N! w! D+ S he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! ]4 |7 p4 T7 l! w0 o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 P0 v) O6 b" B( D1 ?$ H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' h, M9 X( {" `( j6 X
you pay me only $5.
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$ K. G6 Q1 b1 x! v$ K* u9 y- x8 J You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- o. G% E# C( N8 N+ Q will pay you $500.
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# J: h! K# e8 ?' A2 x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" c3 `' \; h' c) {3 Q' C: ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 |( y3 C- p, I$ N0 C
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 @. b' Z( }; r% ~0 L. }# sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 {5 b4 [9 T! K8 o2 v/ i$ pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 q Y6 n9 t# \& }7 S) c) }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 k5 {1 q6 C, B+ }* {2 O
lawyer.
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2 B: J% a& i8 c# x1 t$ fNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 q; H7 K H1 w& y8 \. r. F- t( }/ H
8 P) c) y4 y- `! I9 |, i- n6 H/ AHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 P6 N9 p* i) C# n8 e$ h, B& f
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 l; b1 p; \8 N9 r9 v9 H; IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' n; g* L2 B6 E, @, J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all c, j; v/ a o0 q# i
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 ^0 `/ l' o( [5 O0 c \
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- e3 r% c& L& N' {: ^5 z; vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 U; |3 f: v9 X, {/ {1 P8 Iback to sleep. , U& \* B' u9 w3 w. j' \
; G, u+ k" n( j8 n% aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; Z( X/ I- p' I- z$ I
wakes the newfie up and asks, / _+ f- O9 U3 A: i8 W' s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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9 ]& |8 s; I2 T; g& aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ k; T7 g; F1 o0 B5 {1 g1 g
and goes back to sleep.7 ^4 d" m: q. R9 g" \( `
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