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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ ~7 t6 C: Z, A" a/ Jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 M Y' U) E6 V- |
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 N1 F% |3 T% `7 `- u7 s
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 R/ T5 Y' ?1 o. | S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 ]6 N) D8 T6 r1 Z% D* N, k5 c
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 m4 | n; b6 @0 ^0 g' j) Y, A" F) C2 cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 B/ s6 @, F7 W' _2 F2 l! A) O; Vyou pay me only $5. 0 l2 b# m) a- | G+ ^+ L; R
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 g3 D$ z+ E& g* d ^6 s$ J. H% }
will pay you $500.
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- K( K! i6 s7 U% x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ K2 U* [. H* F; U# R/ s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
D& h: }, z. ?pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- _, r1 Y# E: n O& U9 J# K
lawyer. 7 S: E$ X F$ U# O3 n
6 c6 o* Y' z1 W1 q! lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) E) _2 |; @( B! {! P R( wHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- T6 B5 {; ?3 s* B- }6 Hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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# ^" y; X" o$ h0 h2 v1 A7 z0 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. g" S4 j( e( Z4 s% G( W& G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' I5 a, t& Q' f2 r' Y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* H' l. q. \) ]5 Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% s7 U! |/ M& `# Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ n! F, V- r6 T' p
back to sleep. ) W: J" [ ^) K
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 T* h; ]9 b# `" v2 P: t0 x
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) E: K( |$ b9 `; S
1 I0 M! G! A- z: W8 c9 C" _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: F0 [" `7 G7 i# n! K0 x
comes down with four?'
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" u$ w: _/ @' |5 s& OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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