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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ `# S% d: g6 t1 X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! q& g- U1 p" y8 O9 _1 P* `3 O, m
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. M. F, S4 T+ _+ L" e- p
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 ^' t7 |% i, q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 a4 k, @9 z; R4 v! Z) w0 w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( }2 t! Z' G8 z$ Q3 \3 X/ ^" w$ i. u lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 ]1 V/ f! G7 j0 o; W2 }4 C' Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- m, F1 ~0 |8 {+ s0 Y7 F" s
you pay me only $5.
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5 L& c$ q9 _- U1 p+ _ 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 keep' z9 D$ S }) A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . C7 n, n# J9 ?0 E
; N( k5 u2 A6 M' gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ S' `- j" O$ D4 j. `0 N! s$ z5 a, mthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 W* ]2 Z. C' k% j3 x( d1 Z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% b( m9 N0 m9 ]9 y( M3 R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' h$ W7 [) s7 f
lawyer.
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; v* n+ P- |& C3 ANow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, n# z* r2 g2 |/ I, dHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) j% y3 }$ M) T; ?/ K
three legs, and comes down with four?' X: `6 l& m" \$ w
# o; G5 m8 H, OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' H% P" o8 B: V. z# Z' @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ K( Q: ^& \9 E( r4 Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! d$ V0 {. R4 B0 }5 I; |% O/ e$ m0 J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; F, S5 N- n2 n2 `) t0 }1 b! fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, ]. E" k% c! t* V+ O# U8 V0 R
back to sleep.
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m1 x+ F9 z+ S. n! C* XThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( i+ o/ k8 J+ [+ X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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) N" h* x* m3 U9 [8 h* y2 k'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& E; }7 r# B ^! `1 Y9 g& G& E
and goes back to sleep.
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