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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; ?% ^. z9 C) Y2 @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" N* ~7 E0 q1 P: S. xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 t& m# D, j |9 x" ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 B6 b8 }: m1 y f
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 W6 S7 y+ u0 p* n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, G& L, S; ?: i J5 i- [, C* ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, d g* ^: Y* k# i. M! s4 ]you pay me only $5.
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' @' a+ {7 g; y7 S3 c6 M; l- M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! A8 j0 U+ V! s1 l* f
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 X5 m- u# h# J k. j/ {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + L% {# c. C2 X) g/ Y! T# @
$ r: A6 s8 j8 u. ^ i# ~; o: nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 O1 B$ j' C; s5 |1 c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 @& K2 B* W8 ^7 C3 U: G
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 W% I% h- _" ^: x' ~; H3 i9 ]
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ h; i3 s) m, m" S3 {$ E4 T$ b
lawyer. 2 ^6 m4 a, w8 u' x
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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+ u5 [! B! i1 E6 E; MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 ~; P9 X: D$ t: ?9 ^, Z
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 M6 i/ i; t" \2 q8 u4 W0 e. L, G6 i& Q( ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; A! e) a9 }! [# m% M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( R8 F2 _0 ]0 f: bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, b$ t7 p/ U. z" Y# _" e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 w8 ~" _2 N, [. x4 ^# u4 m2 ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. Q' z" P& {3 jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& L, [' B) w- b3 p8 }9 t3 @# Y9 t
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 `( y/ e* B0 p$ K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 V: ^- S) `5 u7 ~/ q) |comes down with four?'
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4 |# v; D" y' L! mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 R! ^' Z* n' I7 A( R/ X! ?3 y" n- B
and goes back to sleep.
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