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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 H" g& ?+ ]! c+ \/ i1 z3 u4 e# Y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- k J) Q: Z7 ]: v) Z7 Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ h5 l N ^5 M) ^the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% X1 a0 v( L* d4 o8 C5 | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 W/ A; W4 v4 G( V( O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 o) e( }- g3 T- b. f4 u% b4 W6 b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% \$ ~" Z; q M4 D8 Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 t8 z! J- E# ^6 l/ ^. Eyou pay me only $5.
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% [# e! l& v4 R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 ?% F3 A0 e8 W0 M0 B will pay you $500. - L2 i- l! |2 E
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' s6 A6 {9 U& U. w$ e4 S9 Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ c- l- l) b8 s4 q9 o/ YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, s3 u1 e+ w. [3 O; X& l7 y* C6 `the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + b( {7 M5 S9 U$ a+ M8 p7 p
4 Q5 ^( T8 c* {; a2 a5 V0 ?3 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. r2 Y3 r$ g; Z7 n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 [8 O c5 B0 F
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: ? I; F) a+ i) L4 t `6 u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. X- Z: w$ K3 q; J1 U( WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) U4 x5 [' ?7 y- w& S7 D
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 J8 ]2 I" [- i! Q/ Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# Q3 {7 E5 W( tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* D* Y+ h [) V7 nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 A( S7 _& _6 X& @8 Q! S* L vback to sleep. + M. r: ]/ Y C- r# L; V* ^
; y. z( ^5 f1 T4 e% QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ ?7 S9 s2 Y9 R3 Kwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 `% t# u7 ]& b. U5 [
Z3 f8 s7 G$ r6 {/ R6 @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 g% X K& [. p: w4 `comes down with four?' 7 m1 m, |) i' O/ N, d' t) {
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% M9 _ V8 t' L' E, V
and goes back to sleep.
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