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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ D& |( V/ S' K6 {. S4 ?% e" j% k
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb) }* U" |- s: t; C# o; {2 j" V+ n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' s# L4 a. o2 @( xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. |' [6 p/ H5 K! _% X he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ Z! i' K7 O6 e% U3 N lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" C9 f( J! C4 I, j$ C, ]4 M
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 ~/ Y: r6 u4 Y" _) q8 @+ vyou pay me only $5.
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) i4 |" q6 p9 i w4 v" x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) W$ p6 u2 v. N* p8 |/ n* ]
will pay you $500. % P3 l' S y P& G% g/ v- ^' y
6 x3 W6 O/ G$ d. G2 G( E1 r This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! C3 O; L/ R1 m+ D, Kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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' w2 @8 z* j/ I3 S2 rThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ L$ Z3 V0 G4 w: `/ {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 L" O' e! |8 DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: s8 ~4 u6 ?& J- m% G( w7 ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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
D) }4 `2 v- Gthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 t; _0 q. \( f. c
. _; u3 s" P) A8 GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 C6 O/ M, p6 w: k( _4 g* Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; _) }. D% g6 M/ v: a' X) Q; Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 N" [ a, J$ P/ yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. r3 |" E+ y, O; c" L+ v2 G1 ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 g9 Z* w4 b; G2 M
back to sleep.
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, t! u/ t% c- k1 X4 }8 h# X0 p( DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# b/ ?* s& H. d6 B4 O8 Owakes the newfie up and asks, 6 V! U/ S. o+ S% @
# D! A: A- |* f1 ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
+ c4 W2 \5 p3 N/ H! S, ~" ycomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 ?8 V* B) \* M- X$ V0 h$ e
and goes back to sleep.2 }5 \$ ^8 [: J4 @ A) {
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