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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 C# d- ?0 t) Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 j" l! I) R# Y5 _9 J; Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 T: K2 w, w5 b- R
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* `- e9 r$ L" a: D. W: y5 C1 t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 X7 w& m) G; v5 p( ]( n- V7 | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' J: b$ E a/ a. w' I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 O- Y# [; r) s3 A! ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ G* L/ O S( `8 l' _( i K. _6 C3 Ryou pay me only $5. 2 l; K3 }- G7 D0 a" F; h$ U* r5 v
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; ^' f, s& b1 b' E+ F$ g
will pay you $500. / {2 M" Z$ C' N, e% _. D
% y+ |) c* J+ f9 A" i. [* w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! `& Z3 {. H8 K+ {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 J" [ b/ w# t( o _2 M
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 q1 F$ ^2 @7 }1 a9 T/ O2 C/ O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! e e4 |$ V* C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ W, J+ t: F3 g
lawyer.
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2 U H* g a7 x, l( u3 W' m# uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: }2 j8 l5 m5 b* Y$ g! z2 p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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" N$ J I( ?/ e" X aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* f- D8 y3 }3 C; b m
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all v, q3 o1 E! h. \% s5 e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* `% i3 P+ r) n3 h& l
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% i6 L/ g5 Z7 |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 q) P" P! R$ \* r
back to sleep. ( E9 R2 X1 U, C
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 t4 H7 j! X& P
wakes the newfie up and asks, * _# ?! l) A2 ^4 K# c
+ d L# ` C% q, [; F( `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ J; s- D2 l t( ~0 x4 [$ i% J# i
comes down with four?'
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& u) t) [3 R0 y/ hThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# f- p' y1 ]: h5 Q8 O
and goes back to sleep.
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