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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! I& j, J' p% U6 |1 C5 p1 K7 }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# Y, \- U4 M% kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 e8 \5 v7 b) K, {8 y' athe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 x6 [' I3 p4 `, X9 a- ]& {/ O
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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
; ^+ J5 `3 @3 z! S, C9 Uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," p% W! f- Y5 \ I0 _* [
you pay me only $5.
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: j% D( I J5 ^" N& N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% `' M, v* D! `0 ?/ i9 t! E
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 A. I9 S. J( w! i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# J. O" x W( q: \2 t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 t' \/ C9 l8 c- @6 JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' [$ }$ e+ R( Y5 C! i9 I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' {6 a, ~6 }, w, V' `5 i* C, q: ]7 G
lawyer.
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4 [# O5 g% ^" h% k# R- a xNow, it's the newfie's turn.% W. i3 b, P$ S7 ]
D( t/ @. m6 ^8 fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' h; G5 ]4 h. }6 g
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 i6 }9 ?3 k4 dreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& F1 }& z' ~- r% _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; g d. E. Y" ]# B+ xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ g4 h8 N6 y6 g% M2 m
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 k# ]% I$ o0 o( E) A; u
back to sleep. - _% I$ N. |! H" @
7 f! P# n& f4 N- ^3 b H3 e5 { uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: E% U4 E$ y2 F G5 gwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'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% N/ \, ?& Q8 Q
and goes back to sleep.
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