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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ r; x% K: w; w' |
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- H* c& }4 r! Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 J, a0 R, M a3 W* B" Q1 Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# L% y9 y2 \/ ]6 J0 K0 a k/ g5 U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: h! A5 w$ O4 \' Gyou pay me only $5.
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- e# T& {2 U; p) M7 J5 o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 c0 y4 W7 R0 a; G$ W P* t% J
will pay you $500.
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: `/ r. w2 W1 _/ o" G& I4 h: O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" [, c# J! a1 ^; bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" n/ A: c( `0 E/ k1 [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 z3 k% J. X5 G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" q+ s( G4 e5 ^! F5 s; R+ g
lawyer.
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6 C: m" l4 U. ?- aNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 ^% b% k9 _1 j5 @7 F5 g3 othree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 p2 o0 G @$ L% ]: O6 k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; R% N7 e3 A3 N# `2 T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 \6 N5 ?7 O/ k+ k* p( O& O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& G# E7 d" l$ i; h9 ?( d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, R! D, V: D# khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# _2 Z* N' x+ I, o) W. q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 o2 U d7 \/ J7 O
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 k x" |$ C2 B: t) z3 ~" K& p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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0 b3 o0 M, ]4 o9 x" TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; C* h+ v9 [ V2 ~
and goes back to sleep." q- l: a( b8 G2 C. |
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